escorting

verb

present participle of escort
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 Mourners holding portraits of the late supreme leader welcomed the body and senior officials escorting it, including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 Federal rules require airlines to provide help to passengers with disabilities, including escorting them through airports and assisting during delays or cancellations. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 29 June 2026 The immigration officer escorting him allowed the two to hug. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Santa kills her mother (who fully signed off on the plan in advance) as a means of transporting her out of her life of poverty in rural Bolivia and escorting her into Heaven. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 June 2026 The former talent manager was pictured escorting her out of the premiere afterparty on April 7. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Ladipo says 150 of their players will be escorting players at the eight games at Atlanta Stadium. — Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 Once the age checks were done, the opening bars to the FIFA anthem crackled through the stadium speakers, and the players filed onto the field, gripping the hands of the young local players escorting them. — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026 Their responsibilities include securing stadiums and fan zones, escorting teams and protecting dignitaries. — Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorting
  1. accompanying
  2. attending
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  • With or without the brand name accompanying the symbol, depending on marketing strategies across geographies, Toyota’s logo has remained virtually unchanged in its composition, undergoing only minor changes to adapt to the digital world.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • Following a 35-minute ambient companion to ILIIAITE released a year later, Loathe have been in road-dog mode, accompanying everyone from Knocked Loose to Korn to Three Days Grace on a near-constant spree of world tours.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Definition of accompanying
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  • Zhao Junjie, a chemical engineering student who said Saturday’s game was first time attending such an event, had a similar thought.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, were among the lucky guests invited to witness the nuptials, which were shrouded in mystery as even those attending were given little detail about the event.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Definition of attending

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