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
At Saturday night's press dinner, Donald and Melania were sitting onstage shortly after the start of the dinner when live footage showed Secret Service agents entering the ballroom and quickly escorting the president out of the room.
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Its mandate includes securing mine sites, escorting mineral shipments to processing facilities and border crossings and protecting foreign investments.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
That’s exactly what happened, according to a report by The Register, where a Dutch journalist mailed a postcard with a tracker embedded in it to the HNLMS Evertsen, an air defense frigate on maneuvers escorting the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Northington allegedly threatened and then assaulted the deputy who was escorting him to his cell.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
After reviewing text conversations, investigators allege Ashley Ketcherside was coaching AC in prostitution or escorting, according to the affidavit.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
One third of Ireland’s gas stations are without supply, police are escorting convoys of oil trucks, and several of the country’s highways remain closed amid protests over rising fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East.
—Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
According to the manufacturer, the platform is intended to integrate into broader military formations as production scales, suggesting a future role in coordinated operations, including escorting larger vessels.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Its mandate includes securing mine sites, escorting mineral shipments to processing facilities and border crossings and protecting foreign investments.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
That’s exactly what happened, according to a report by The Register, where a Dutch journalist mailed a postcard with a tracker embedded in it to the HNLMS Evertsen, an air defense frigate on maneuvers escorting the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Northington allegedly threatened and then assaulted the deputy who was escorting him to his cell.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
After reviewing text conversations, investigators allege Ashley Ketcherside was coaching AC in prostitution or escorting, according to the affidavit.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
One third of Ireland’s gas stations are without supply, police are escorting convoys of oil trucks, and several of the country’s highways remain closed amid protests over rising fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East.
—Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
According to the manufacturer, the platform is intended to integrate into broader military formations as production scales, suggesting a future role in coordinated operations, including escorting larger vessels.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorting
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One of the most pleasantly surprising things about visiting the Florida Keys is seeing how many attractions allow for four-legged visitors accompanying their humans.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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When a tag is struck, a wearable mic, such as a smartwatch or phone, picks up the sound, and accompanying software identifies exactly which tag was struck based on its unique signature.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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And that ambiguous statement raised alarms not just with workers but also with human rights groups such as Amnesty International, which issued a World Cup travel advisory for visitors planning on attending the tournament.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The romancer, which bowed in SXSW, follows Julia (Hawke), a frustrated video game designer, and Charlie (Pullman), a struggling musician, having supernatural impacts on the world after attending a couples therapy seminar to repair their volatile relationship.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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“Escorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorting. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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