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
Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
More romantically, by the late 17th century, yeoman was the rank of chivalry between page and squire.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
There are still Targaryens and characters hitting one another with sharp implements, but this show follows a relatively small-scale story of a knight and his squire traipsing around Westeros.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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Verb
This former waitress was now being squired about in limos and being interviewed on The Today Show.
—Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
More romantically, by the late 17th century, yeoman was the rank of chivalry between page and squire.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
Noun
The Irish actor, 29, leads A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a new Game of Thrones spinoff series based on a series of novellas by Martin, 77, that follows naïve knight Ser Duncan the Tall (Claffey) and his squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
There are still Targaryens and characters hitting one another with sharp implements, but this show follows a relatively small-scale story of a knight and his squire traipsing around Westeros.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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And Nazgul, the Czechoslovakian wolfdog who joined the women’s cross-country sprint and accompanied the athletes across the finish line.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Melling rode along with them as a passenger in the pillion seat that gives the film its name, and accompanied some of them to Cambridge Pride.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jesus of Nazareth died from crucifixion under the orders of Roman magistrate Pontius Pilate on Good Friday.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
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Noelcius was an investigative magistrate in Haiti, a powerful post from which judges carry out investigations and, based on findings, issue indictments and warrants for the arrest of individuals.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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Dive into our guide to find out why this might be Europe's hottest capital right now.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Only two members of the friends’ group survived, as well as a guide and two other skiers on the tour.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Sellier eventually gave a thumbs-up and was escorted off the ice in a stretcher.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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As the man accused of gunning down Beech Grove Police Department Officer Brian Elliott was escorted into court, the handcuffs snapped around his wrist held quiet significance.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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The group claimed that the chief justice of Haiti’s High Court had agreed to serve as provisional president.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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That moment should be a flashing warning light as lawmakers consider passing House Bill 945 and its Senate companion SB 1712.—
Bob Shaw,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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This workhorse tote bag from Quince is the ultimate office companion.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
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Last fall, a Miami-Dade circuit judge initially blocked the college from giving away its deed to the land away until a legal challenge over whether the school’s trustees followed Florida public transparency laws played out in court.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Amid a legal dispute between two Apopka candidates for mayor, a circuit judge in Orange County has set a trial date for July 2027 — more than a year after next month’s municipal elections.—
Mike Valente,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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Book recalls Epstein's threat to harm her brother At 16, Roberts Giuffre got a job as a locker room attendant at a nearby resort, Mar-a-Lago, where her father was a maintenance man.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Stiffed the whole staff…even Peppino the bathroom attendant.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Squire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squire. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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