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
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
In an aerial view, container ship CMA CGM Osiris is escorted into the Port of Oakland on April 09, 2025 in Oakland, California.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
The princess bride was escorted down the aisle by her father, the future reigning prince of Liechtenstein, and the nuptial mass music was performed by the St Florin Vaduz Church Choir and Schola St Florin.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Daedone struggled to remove her jewelry before the court marshals escorted her out.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Among those who escorted them to their kids was Howard Dotson, an interfaith chaplain who had come to comfort families.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
The United States Tennis Association said the photographer was escorted from the court by US Open security and that his credentials had been revoked.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Two people who appeared to be family members were eventually escorted into the hospital by police officers without commenting.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
By the afternoon, Garcia was escorted to the shower block in the prison’s restrictive housing unit by prison staff.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Even though emergency personnel had to be escorted to the remote location, Rogers said first responders arrived on scene within 18 minutes of being dispatched.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
In an aerial view, container ship CMA CGM Osiris is escorted into the Port of Oakland on April 09, 2025 in Oakland, California.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
The princess bride was escorted down the aisle by her father, the future reigning prince of Liechtenstein, and the nuptial mass music was performed by the St Florin Vaduz Church Choir and Schola St Florin.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Daedone struggled to remove her jewelry before the court marshals escorted her out.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Among those who escorted them to their kids was Howard Dotson, an interfaith chaplain who had come to comfort families.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
The United States Tennis Association said the photographer was escorted from the court by US Open security and that his credentials had been revoked.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Two people who appeared to be family members were eventually escorted into the hospital by police officers without commenting.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
By the afternoon, Garcia was escorted to the shower block in the prison’s restrictive housing unit by prison staff.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
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Each rock bottom has come accompanied by a shovel, as the Dodgers keep digging deeper.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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And, it's accompanied by second total lunar eclipse of 2025.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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