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
Turner then was seen going into the same restroom and, moments later, escorting Mitchell out.
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Multiple armed security could be seen escorting Singh Pannun at the rally.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Video posted by the sheriff’s department shows armed deputies escorting the couple, hands cuffed behind their backs and wearing casual clothes, into police vehicles.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Days later, Germantown neighbors spent six hours at the crosswalk escorting pedestrians and bicyclists across the street, carrying signs urging motorists to yield.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The video shows deputies handcuffing him and escorting him to a vehicle, at which point the handcuffs are removed from his wrists.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Multiple armed security could be seen escorting Singh Pannun at the rally.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Video posted by the sheriff’s department shows armed deputies escorting the couple, hands cuffed behind their backs and wearing casual clothes, into police vehicles.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Days later, Germantown neighbors spent six hours at the crosswalk escorting pedestrians and bicyclists across the street, carrying signs urging motorists to yield.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The video shows deputies handcuffing him and escorting him to a vehicle, at which point the handcuffs are removed from his wrists.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorting
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The upgraded exhaust system is a delight, burbling happily at idle, accompanying acceleration with a happy snort.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Explaining The Basis For The Transfer A transfer that has an accompanying explanation might at first glance seem to be the proper way to field this new approach.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Trump has long been a sports fan, often attending events on the campaign trail and golfing with famous athletes.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Carolyn Donaldson, who grew up across the street from Macedonia, remembers as a small child attending services there with her parents.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Escorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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