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 Harris, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Taylor, 58, was placed under arrest and escorted off the court in a wild scene.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
During my visit, a host escorted me through off-limits corridors and underground tunnels that keep the massive resort running smoothly.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
The show began with Ye dressed in a white tunic, accompanied by a group of men resembling monks who escorted him to the center of the venue.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
Roorbach was escorted everywhere on set after the adhesive was set.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Videos included in the post show the band members being escorted through the attraction’s queue as onlookers cheer them on.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
After a long travel day, who wouldn’t want to be greeted and escorted to a cozy vehicle and a smooth ride to their destination?
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Earlier, some people were escorted from the room, including two in tears, as an animation of the flights began.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Tuskegee University men's basketball coach Benjy Taylor has retained a team of prominent civil rights attorneys after he was handcuffed and escorted off the court following his team's 77-69 loss to Morehouse College on Saturday night.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Taylor, 58, was placed under arrest and escorted off the court in a wild scene.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
During my visit, a host escorted me through off-limits corridors and underground tunnels that keep the massive resort running smoothly.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
The show began with Ye dressed in a white tunic, accompanied by a group of men resembling monks who escorted him to the center of the venue.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
Roorbach was escorted everywhere on set after the adhesive was set.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Videos included in the post show the band members being escorted through the attraction’s queue as onlookers cheer them on.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
After a long travel day, who wouldn’t want to be greeted and escorted to a cozy vehicle and a smooth ride to their destination?
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Earlier, some people were escorted from the room, including two in tears, as an animation of the flights began.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
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The snow will be accompanied by extreme cold, including wind chills below zero, the National Weather Service says.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
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The result is wasted energy, excess heat, and diminishing returns on efficiency improvements that once accompanied each generation of smaller transistors.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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