ESCORTED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

escorted 1 of 2

adjective

as in accompanied

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verb

past tense of escort

as in attended

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus

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The woman had pulled herself back up the creek bank by the time rescuers arrived, and she was escorted her back to her car, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 As the two struggled over the sign, Sonoma police officers escorted Bourne off school grounds. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 He was seen on a stadium Amazon feed being escorted out of the stadium with a trash can. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 No residents are allowed inside unless they are escorted by a firefighter. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Team trainers took his helmet and escorted him to the locker room. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026 The caravan was intercepted and escorted off the land by tribal authorities. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026 The suspect wanted for pushing his estranged girlfriend and her infant daughter off their 15th-floor Bronx balcony, killing the woman, has been arrested — and smiled shamelessly when escorted to court by cops to face justice Thursday. — Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Padrino’s adoptive mother, Christina Padrino, who is also his biological aunt, escorted him out of the courtroom. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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accompanied

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The department says Archaga-Elvir was arrested in Texas as an accompanied minor in 2015, but he was released by the Obama administration.

— Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026

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