as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
her father squired her to the dance to make sure she got there all right
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Recent Examples of squire
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
This is all well above the figurative pay grade of Dunk, a simple, hulking youth who grew up squiring for Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb).
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Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
After Baelor’s funeral, Maekar asks Dunk to serve under him and take his son Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) as his squire, but Dunk says he’s done with princes after all this.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The boy squire shines bright in the otherwise drab surrounds of the tourney campgrounds.
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Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
This is all well above the figurative pay grade of Dunk, a simple, hulking youth who grew up squiring for Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb).
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Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
Fans of the hedge knight Dunk and his young squire Egg won’t have to wait too long for their next adventure — the new season is set to premiere in 2027.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
After Baelor’s funeral, Maekar asks Dunk to serve under him and take his son Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) as his squire, but Dunk says he’s done with princes after all this.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squire
Verb
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Bilateral tensions have eased after periods of conflict, often accompanied by a revival of commercial and cultural ties.
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Bolton shared over 1,000 pages of diary-style information about his daily duties as national security advisor with his family members, according to a court filing accompanying his guilty plea.
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The case sat in limbo for a year before a federal magistrate judge denied Google’s request to toss the warrant in November 2024, agreeing with the Justice Department.
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The magistrate denied bond at this time, and Bercea was remanded to the Oakland County Jail.
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Let curiosity guide cooperation toward a wiser agreement.
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Be sure to follow me for all your daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show and movie reviews and more here on this blog!
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And then there's a southern route that the United States military has been escorting ships through for several weeks.
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Jury sees wrecked boat, crash re-enactment On the fourth day of trial, the jury hopped into a black Dodge van escorted by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies.
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The chief justice can assign the opinion to another justice in the majority or to himself.
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Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.
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In recent weeks, Connecticut enacted provisions for companion chatbots that sustain an ongoing relationship with a human.
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The third movie in the Despicable Me spin-off, sees the Minions land in the Golden Age of Hollywood, with a storyline led by new characters, James, an artistic Minion with dreams of becoming a director; his comedic sidekick and bestie Henry, and their mute companion Ed.
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Dugan resigned from her position as a Milwaukee County circuit judge two weeks after her conviction amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers.
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Dugan resigned from her position as a Milwaukee County circuit judge two weeks after her conviction amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers.
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The attendant said nothing was taken.
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My regular waiter, Ryan, always had a glass of orange juice waiting for me at breakfast; my cabin attendant Sabrine kept my fridge stocked with sparkling water; and bartender Dennis always had my cocktail ready to go for me following dinner.
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“Squire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squire. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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