SQUIRED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

squired

verb

past tense of squire

as in accompanied

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 squired This former waitress was now being squired about in limos and being interviewed on The Today Show. — Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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Open for breakfast, Sunday brunch (a buffet sometimes accompanied by live jazz), lunch, and dinner, The Bistro serves American classics, with a natural emphasis on seafood.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Twenty years later, Elizabeth (Roden) is spending Christmas at Biltmore and this time is accompanied by James (Trevena), a suitor her Aunt Maysilee (MacDowell) is keen for her to wed.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

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For five months, most of the 17 crew would remain confined to that space, no more than 50 feet long, seated, leaving only when escorted to the bathroom.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
There was a slight kerfuffle and Brand’s wife was escorted out around halfway through the defense’s questioning.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

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