as in attended
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
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Recent Examples of escorted
Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Finally, the last two passengers in the row — including the son — were escorted by police off the aircraft.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Baker escorted Skeet to Winkler County jail where he was booked and released on $20,000 bail.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Authorities red-tagged the building, which marks it as unsafe to enter, and residents were escorted inside by fire personnel to retrieve personal belongings including valuables and medication.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
At the end of Friday’s hearing, Grafe, before being escorted out of the courtroom by corrections officers, waved at a few of his family members who attended the hearing.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The demonstrators were booed loudly by a crowd of nearly 1,500 and escorted out of the building by security.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Isiah Garcia, armed with the shotgun, escorted the man around the house and forced him at gunpoint to log into his cryptocurrency accounts, the complaint states.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Airline staff detained and handed him over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who escorted him to Terminal 3 for questioning.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
As the two soldiers descended the elevator to the three art vaults, escorted by the bank manager, neither Madame Matisse nor Marguerite was present.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Finally, the last two passengers in the row — including the son — were escorted by police off the aircraft.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Baker escorted Skeet to Winkler County jail where he was booked and released on $20,000 bail.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Authorities red-tagged the building, which marks it as unsafe to enter, and residents were escorted inside by fire personnel to retrieve personal belongings including valuables and medication.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
At the end of Friday’s hearing, Grafe, before being escorted out of the courtroom by corrections officers, waved at a few of his family members who attended the hearing.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The demonstrators were booed loudly by a crowd of nearly 1,500 and escorted out of the building by security.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Isiah Garcia, armed with the shotgun, escorted the man around the house and forced him at gunpoint to log into his cryptocurrency accounts, the complaint states.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Airline staff detained and handed him over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who escorted him to Terminal 3 for questioning.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
Verb
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Even growing up in 1970s and '80s Chicago, Goldberg-Polin decisions were always accompanied by fundamental questions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Permits are invalid unless they are accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection from an accredited veterinarian indicating that the animal is free of disease.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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