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
Gate passes are used by airlines to allow non-ticketed individuals to pass through airport security, typically to allow extra assistance to travelers, or for escorting unaccompanied minors to and from gates.
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Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
One person posted video on social media showing crew and officers escorting passengers off the plane and onto a bus on the tarmac.
—CBS News, 1 June 2026
Video released by the sheriff's office showed Ivey escorting Cutler into the Brevard County Jail.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The ship has operated with the USS Nimitz carrier group and was recently deployed in the South Atlantic while escorting the carrier during its transit.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Other officers could be seen escorting children and an adult from the center.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Cabrera carefully handed bags of belongings to soldiers escorting a small group of families returning home to gather their things.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Passengers reportedly saw the federal agents escorting several workers when disembarking from the Disney Magic at the San Diego cruise terminal, according to NBC San Diego.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Soon the series saw its second significant head injury, as a wobbly Hurricanes rookie Alexander Nikishin required escorting off the ice after a massive, unpenalized hit from Ottawa Senators behemoth Tyler Kleven.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
One person posted video on social media showing crew and officers escorting passengers off the plane and onto a bus on the tarmac.
—CBS News, 1 June 2026
Video released by the sheriff's office showed Ivey escorting Cutler into the Brevard County Jail.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The ship has operated with the USS Nimitz carrier group and was recently deployed in the South Atlantic while escorting the carrier during its transit.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Other officers could be seen escorting children and an adult from the center.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Cabrera carefully handed bags of belongings to soldiers escorting a small group of families returning home to gather their things.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Passengers reportedly saw the federal agents escorting several workers when disembarking from the Disney Magic at the San Diego cruise terminal, according to NBC San Diego.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Soon the series saw its second significant head injury, as a wobbly Hurricanes rookie Alexander Nikishin required escorting off the ice after a massive, unpenalized hit from Ottawa Senators behemoth Tyler Kleven.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorting
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Knicks fans, though, do not seem to be concerned so much with his politics, but that his attendance — and the hoopla accompanying it — could mess up the team’s momentum.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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An accompanying photograph shows Glimcher holding the viewer’s gaze, his right hand outstretched on the desk, clenched in a tight fist.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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Fear of family separation led immigrants like Yolanda to stop going to work, taking their children to school, and even attending medical appointments or buying food.—
Yuliana Montiel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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After Stagg convinces the leaders to postpone D-day, he is vindicated by a deluge of rain that arrives while everyone is attending church at Southwark House on June 5.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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“Escorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorting. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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