honor guards

noun

plural of honor guard
as in defenders

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  1. defenders
  2. escorts
  3. bodyguards
  4. watches
  5. observers
Noun
  • Here on five minutes, for example, Spain lose possession, and their deepest defenders are momentarily caught up the pitch.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The low block—where teams massed defenders rigidly behind the ball—not so much.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of defenders
Noun
  • He was also transported to an area hospital along with two police escorts, the arrest reports said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • The Times has filed two lawsuits over a policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by escorts at the military complex.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of escorts
Noun
  • His teammates - more akin to bodyguards this summer - do the dirty work, which leaves Messi to focus solely on unlocking the opposition’s defense with his unrivaled quality.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • All eyes on the Crab Rodríguez Castro entered through the back door of El Antojo restaurant in Old Havana several days later, flanked by bodyguards.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of bodyguards
Noun
  • Those alerts came alongside flood watches, warnings and emergencies sent to broadcast outlets, weather radios and mobile phones by the National Weather Service.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • With the World Cup, Wimbledon, and Hollywood premieres all happening in tandem, there has been no shortage of athletes and actors rocking noteworthy watches this week.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
Definition of watches
Noun
  • Industry observers view the DOE licensing agreement as an important milestone toward evaluating the commercial viability of the process.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • While the conflict has thus far been driven by advances in aerial drone technology, many observers predicted that the next major battlefield innovation would be the widespread employment of ground robots.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of observers
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