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
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Deputies escorted McMaster to a nearby cell with a restroom.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Following Edwards’ death, the correction officer’s body was escorted from Heywood Hospital in Gardner to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
One guy in a hospital gown is being escorted somewhere by security.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
The Mystics are 4-5 and coming off a loss that saw their head coach get escorted off the court by security.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
Following the vows, guests were escorted to the post-ceremony cocktail hour ahead of the formal reception where Grammy winner Daniel Caesar performed later in the evening.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Recently, a viral video showed a couple in handcuffs escorted by a police officer outside Soldier Field on the night of May 17 after a Bruno Mars concert.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
He was escorted out of the board meeting by security officers.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
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Austin's father, Jeff Metcalf, tried to attend that news conference but was escorted out of the building by Dallas Police, reported Fox 4.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Deputies escorted McMaster to a nearby cell with a restroom.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Following Edwards’ death, the correction officer’s body was escorted from Heywood Hospital in Gardner to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
One guy in a hospital gown is being escorted somewhere by security.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
The Mystics are 4-5 and coming off a loss that saw their head coach get escorted off the court by security.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
Following the vows, guests were escorted to the post-ceremony cocktail hour ahead of the formal reception where Grammy winner Daniel Caesar performed later in the evening.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Recently, a viral video showed a couple in handcuffs escorted by a police officer outside Soldier Field on the night of May 17 after a Bruno Mars concert.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
He was escorted out of the board meeting by security officers.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
Adjective
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The department says Archaga-Elvir was arrested in Texas as an accompanied minor in 2015, but he was released by the Obama administration.—
Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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