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squire

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noun

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Recent Examples of squire
Verb
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). — Judy Berman, Time, 13 Jan. 2026 If Jerry was the folky psychedelic sage, Weir was the soulful country squire, qualities that carried through the younger Dead-man’s solo albums and band projects beyond the Dead such as Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites and RatDog. — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones and 72 years after House of the Dragon, A Knight of Seven Kingdom follows two unlikely heroes wandering Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell). — Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026 There are fewer characters and really only the POV of our hedge knight and his young squire. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for squire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squire
Verb
  • Witkoff and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy embrace, accompanied by Finnish President Alexander Stubb, left, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, during their meeting in Oslo on Tuesday.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The deal accompanied an investment that made the Defense Department the company’s largest shareholder.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The owner was believed to be a magistrate or a freedman of the imperial household.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That testimony later was criticized by a federal magistrate judge, who accused the FBI of numerous missteps, including a failure to filter out potentially privileged materials.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Kindreds’ flagship, Kindred, also returned to the guide despite a five-month closure for renovations.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Keep scrolling to shop our ultimate Thanksgiving hosting guide, featuring cooking essentials, entertaining must haves, table decor and more.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Vols' athletic director (AD), Danny White, appeared on the jumbotron with under one minute remaining in the game, urging fans to hold-off on rushing the field until Alabama players and staff members could be safely escorted to the locker room.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Her friend’s cries mixed with the sound of police car sirens before officers arrived and escorted students and staff out the building.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • However, a generation that a government minister wrote off as lazy and expendable has exposed the cracks in the system that the chief justice defended.
    — Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Trump has slapped tariffs on the Brazilian economy and punitive sanctions on Alexandre de Moraes, the chief justice most heavily involved in the prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • At the time, Rastinejad and her colleagues wondered whether a black hole’s gravity had ripped up a companion neutron star, as if unseen godly hands had pulled it apart like dough.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Chiasson and Cole had last seen each at La Royal, another of Rondeau and Calderón’s restaurants, at a memorial for Glück, packed with her dinner companions.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The circuit judge denied Beverly Caruso’s petition for an injunction for protection against domestic violence citing insufficient facts.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Hispanic Vote endorsed David Andrew Fry for circuit judge in Group 52.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Brian Avery, a legal and risk professor at the University of Florida, said investigators will look at video footage, maintenance logs and statements from witnesses and ride attendants.
    — Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Bayona also described enforcement hurdles that Miami code compliance inspectors must overcome, such as being denied entry into condos by front-desk attendants.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Squire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squire. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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