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
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Very soon after, he was escorted away.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2025
Bills receiver Curtis Samuel tried to keep Dawkins at bay while Panthers defensive end Derrick Brown grabbed Robinson and escorted him away from the skirmish.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The game was briefly delayed as the fan was escorted out by security.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The reporters were escorted onto the plane, where LBJ was waiting to be sworn in.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
After 57 days in the hospital that included rehabilitation and the left half of her skull being removed to treat the swelling in her brain, Sophia Forchas was escorted through the streets of the city, a video posted by Mayor Jacob Frey on social media Thursday showed.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
She was escorted by Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara and eventually made her way to the Annunciation campus for a reunion with classmates and teachers.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
With the help of Perry, the couple was able to drive to Northside Hospital Atlanta and be escorted into their own private room.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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The actress was shown wincing in pain before being escorted out of the ballroom on a stretcher into an ambulance.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Very soon after, he was escorted away.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2025
Bills receiver Curtis Samuel tried to keep Dawkins at bay while Panthers defensive end Derrick Brown grabbed Robinson and escorted him away from the skirmish.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The game was briefly delayed as the fan was escorted out by security.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The reporters were escorted onto the plane, where LBJ was waiting to be sworn in.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
After 57 days in the hospital that included rehabilitation and the left half of her skull being removed to treat the swelling in her brain, Sophia Forchas was escorted through the streets of the city, a video posted by Mayor Jacob Frey on social media Thursday showed.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
She was escorted by Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara and eventually made her way to the Annunciation campus for a reunion with classmates and teachers.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
With the help of Perry, the couple was able to drive to Northside Hospital Atlanta and be escorted into their own private room.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
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Horan and Adéla created the Provocateur aesthetic of leotards, tapping into her ballet past and the avant-garde, almost alien-like looks that have accompanied her art and performances over the last year.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Temperatures are expected to drop roughly 10 degrees colder than Friday and be accompanied by a stiff northwest breeze.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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