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
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.
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Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The clip later showed police escorting the car's occupants from the pond to shore.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 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
Authorities said Shackelford helped by allowing inmates access to restricted areas, hiding drugs in a staff office ceiling, and escorting inmates through checkpoints to distribute the contraband.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Emergency services responded to the Philadelphia International Airport Friday morning after officials said a Secret Service agent accidentally shot himself while escorting former first lady Jill Biden.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
But no one has signed up for the dangerous duty of escorting tankers through the strait.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Lucaville Italy is also developing a psychological thriller based on Dario Argento’s directorial debut The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and a serialized reboot of Palermo Milan, a cross-European action drama following a security detail escorting a key ‘Ndrangheta informant.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Coberg admitted to escorting Iza and the victim the next day to a shooting range in the basement of Iza’s mansion and leaving the two alone.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The clip later showed police escorting the car's occupants from the pond to shore.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 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
Authorities said Shackelford helped by allowing inmates access to restricted areas, hiding drugs in a staff office ceiling, and escorting inmates through checkpoints to distribute the contraband.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Emergency services responded to the Philadelphia International Airport Friday morning after officials said a Secret Service agent accidentally shot himself while escorting former first lady Jill Biden.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
But no one has signed up for the dangerous duty of escorting tankers through the strait.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Lucaville Italy is also developing a psychological thriller based on Dario Argento’s directorial debut The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and a serialized reboot of Palermo Milan, a cross-European action drama following a security detail escorting a key ‘Ndrangheta informant.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Coberg admitted to escorting Iza and the victim the next day to a shooting range in the basement of Iza’s mansion and leaving the two alone.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorting
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There's no accompanying app to adjust levels or equalizer, which can be a deal-breaker for some.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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Common symptoms can include numbness or tingling, slurred speech, electric-shock sensations accompanying certain neck movements, trouble walking or not being able to walk at all, partial or complete loss of vision, among others, according to the clinic.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex last visited Australia in October 2018, on an official royal tour that included attending the Invictus Games in Sydney.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The event is at the heart of a sprawling legal battle, playing out across different fronts in Los Angeles and Australia, overshadowing The Deb, a feel-good movie about outback teens attending a debutante ball.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Escorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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