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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The club music that accompanies Claire’s bodybuilder retinue is funny the first time; less so on subsequent bursts.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
In moments, the two cars are careening along an autocross course amidst a backdrop of billowing smoke—a cacophony of screaming engines and tires accompanies as soundtrack to the precise automotive choreography.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompanies

Noun

At a hearing this week, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin asked the parties to identify two potential magistrates who could oversee mediation by next Wednesday.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of magistrates

Noun

Judy impulsively led a hundred disabled people into this federal building, many of whom went in without their attendants or their caregivers and then had to figure out how to survive in this building over this 30 days.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
The century-of-leather theme was carried out in the details, with a film tracing Montblanc’s history playing behind two attendants stationed with open Writing Traveler briefcases, while an oversize walk-in bag doubled as the night’s photo op.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of attendants

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Elsewhere, La’an escorts the one person who can save Spock via a cloned heart transplant, Sybok, Spock’s half-brother (though by all appearances his twin since he’s played by Ethan Peck).

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Once the animal gets close to the staffers, one of the employees carefully picks up the fox and escorts it out of the water and away from the ride.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of escorts

Noun

Flynn had been for a drink with a girl whose job was to place adverts in the various Festival guides and brochures and who spoke mostly in panegyrics.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
New data guides prototype The high-temperature measurements now give Westinghouse engineers more evidence for refining their analytical models.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of guides

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Alongside Gyllenhaal and Ben Hania, the jurists include English composer Daniel Blumberg, Italian professor Francesco Casetti, French writer-director Xavier Giannoli, Afghan writer-director Shahrbanoo Sadat, and Hong Kong director Johnnie To.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026
And rather than have the designers come to the jury (of which this editor was a member), the jurists spent several hours with each designer in their own space.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

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