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
Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Video shared by the news outlet showed the baby’s father in the back of the ambulance that escorted the mom and child away from the scene.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in protest, with some streaming inside the department store as others were escorted out by security guards.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
She was later escorted out of the building.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Officers did not raise their voices, and Butler appeared cooperative as he was handcuffed and escorted out.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Court process begins with hearing Both Mahmoud and Ali were shackled as they were escorted into court Monday, according to CNN reporters who attended the hearing.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Chop Robinson was escorted off the Hard Rock Stadium field midway through the second quarter with a towel draping his head the entire 60-yard walk.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The actress was shown wincing in pain before being escorted out of the ballroom on a stretcher into an ambulance.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
McIntyre was escorted from the building by security.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Video shared by the news outlet showed the baby’s father in the back of the ambulance that escorted the mom and child away from the scene.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in protest, with some streaming inside the department store as others were escorted out by security guards.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
She was later escorted out of the building.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Officers did not raise their voices, and Butler appeared cooperative as he was handcuffed and escorted out.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Court process begins with hearing Both Mahmoud and Ali were shackled as they were escorted into court Monday, according to CNN reporters who attended the hearing.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Chop Robinson was escorted off the Hard Rock Stadium field midway through the second quarter with a towel draping his head the entire 60-yard walk.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The actress was shown wincing in pain before being escorted out of the ballroom on a stretcher into an ambulance.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
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In recent years, staff have complained of poor working conditions brought on by overcrowding, despite director Laurence des Cars’s 2023 move to cap attendance at 30,000 visitors daily, accompanied by a ticket price increase.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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