SQUIRES Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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noun

plural of squire

as in magistrates

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Verb

Ceiling fans can easily become a focal point that accompanies your bed frame or couch.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 19 July 2026
The brand’s signature is the ice cream that accompanies the churros and turns each creation into a temptation that’s hard to resist.

— Sarah Moreno Updated July 18, Miami Herald, 18 July 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

In attendance at Thursday’s event were 66 nations, according to a State Department spokesperson, who provided the list of attendants to TIME.

— Connor Greene, Time, 16 July 2026
Could convenience stores and gas stations in America pay their cashiers and attendants $20 or more an hour plus a pension and five weeks’ vacation?

— Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of attendants

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Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to.

— Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026

Definition of escorts

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The three have pushed legislation to restrict PAC donations or gifts to Supreme Court justices, portraying it as an effort to rein in elites.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
For the first time in seven years, Supreme Court justices testified before Congress.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of justices

Noun

Increasingly, however, these influencers are guides, companions, cultural interpreters, and trusted sources of information in an age of rock-bottom trust in public institutions.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
In the paper, the authors encourage anyone able to observe the impact to give it a try—and point to guides to help amateurs.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 July 2026

Definition of guides

Noun

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
The commission of inquiry, which called on international bodies to hold Israeli officials to account, is composed of three senior international jurists and chaired by the former Indian judge Srinivasan Muralidhar.

— Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 24 June 2026

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