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verb

present tense third-person singular of squire
as in accompanies
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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squires

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noun

plural of squire
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as in magistrates

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as in attendants

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  1. accompanies
  2. magistrates
  3. attendants
  4. escorts
  5. justices
  6. guides
  7. companies
  8. jurists
Verb
  • The duo riffs off this dichotomy with the alarming imagery that accompanies The Precariat, taking listeners on a journey through the underbelly of America.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Drooling that is new, heavy, or persistent is something to note, though Walker said what accompanies the drool is the key sign.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompanies
Noun
  • Now, under the law named after her, magistrates and judges in North Carolina must be stricter when setting release conditions for people charged with violent crimes.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
  • Of the 931 federal judges and magistrates who responded, only 15 had ever fielded a challenge to audiovisual evidence as a deepfake.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Definition of magistrates
Noun
  • The horses, the Council was told, have stable attendants watching over them around the clock, and immediate access to a veterinarian 24 hours a day.
    — Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Before guests began eating dinner, Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association delivered an impassioned speech condemning political violence and applauding attendants bravery after the shooting at the April event.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of attendants
Verb
  • For a relatively small fee, someone meets you at the aircraft, carries your bags, escorts you through customs in just a few minutes, helps collect your luggage, and takes you directly to your transportation.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of escorts
Noun
  • That expectation accurately reflects concerns that various justices have expressed about these laws, and their decision to finally take up the issue suggests those doubts run deep.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Kansas elected justices for nearly 100 years before voters amended the state constitution in 1958.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of justices
Noun
  • Infrared guides autonomy The tests centered on a sensor package known as the Legion Pod, which tracked a live T-38 aircraft during flight.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The story that The People’s Beauty Index tells about the industry is that diversity is foundational, hyperlocal recommendations are necessary, and Reddit users see themselves as guides, not aspirational avatars or marketers.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of guides
Verb
  • French sister companies The Jokers Films and Logical Pictures International (LPI) have boarded Michel Gondry‘s upcoming film Little Fears.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of companies
Noun
  • Conflict of laws issues then will go on to occasionally fry the minds of even the most brilliant litigators and jurists.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The once-quiet judges see a growing threat in a president who personally attacks jurists ruling against him.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of jurists
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