as in accompanying
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 escorting
During the deployment, the British aircraft carrier and its escorting warships have operated in the South China Sea, where China has sweeping territorial claims, and in the Indian Ocean for the first-ever dual aircraft carrier exercise with their Indian counterparts.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Video footage showed armed men escorting the buses through the town, firing guns into the air.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
In one video, court security officers were seen escorting the woman from the scene.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Lander was detained in June inside the same building, where the government also operates an immigration court, while escorting a man ICE wanted to arrest.
—David Dee Delgado, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Louisville's racial divide was made clear with busing Michael Hicks remembers seeing men in military green with rifles outside the bus ports, sometimes escorting students.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
In 2019, Rodriguez beat a man inside a temporary holding tank used to change clothes at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, while an escorting Alameda County Sheriff’s deputy was nearby.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Tangent Police could be seen escorting Zinn in videos posted to X following the shooting.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Velazquez-Garcia is seen escorting visitors inside.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Video footage showed armed men escorting the buses through the town, firing guns into the air.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
In one video, court security officers were seen escorting the woman from the scene.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Lander was detained in June inside the same building, where the government also operates an immigration court, while escorting a man ICE wanted to arrest.
—David Dee Delgado, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Louisville's racial divide was made clear with busing Michael Hicks remembers seeing men in military green with rifles outside the bus ports, sometimes escorting students.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
In 2019, Rodriguez beat a man inside a temporary holding tank used to change clothes at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, while an escorting Alameda County Sheriff’s deputy was nearby.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Tangent Police could be seen escorting Zinn in videos posted to X following the shooting.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Velazquez-Garcia is seen escorting visitors inside.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorting
Verb
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Aleister Black made a new entrance, this time with his real-life wife, Zelina Vega, accompanying him.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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To find out when yours needs to be replaced, refer to the instructions that came with your model and accompanying filter.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The showcase had a notable Italian accent, with Italian brand Amen parading its latest collection on the runway, and Italian jewelers L’Eight Studio and Coppola e Toppo showcasing their wares in the showroom, the latter securing a sizable order from an Italian retailer attending the week.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Their annual gala fundraiser was held last month in New York, though Marc, who turned 59 that weekend, was not feeling up to attending.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Escorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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