ESCORTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of escort

as in guides

one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city

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verb

present tense third-person singular of escort

as in accompanies

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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Among the most intriguing possibilities, Brouhard said, is that Gulf nations exporting oil are surreptitiously paying Iran fees in exchange for safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz – even as they’re secured by US military escorts. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Stahl, Yesh Din’s executive director, said Katz’s announcement wouldn’t change or help stem the violence because police will still require army escorts to operate in Palestinian areas. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 After an initial exodus — and a brief windfall for armored vehicle escorts and private jet operators — the loss of 61,000 residents was quickly reversed. — semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 That invasion, which saw the new barnacle outcompete other native species, was linked to New Zealand ships being held in English ports while awaiting convoy escorts. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 Oil workers spent their fat pay cheques on the company of escorts who came to Baku from the less fortunate post-Soviet states. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 The warship and escorts are now at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, where the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is being offloaded. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 He was also transported to an area hospital along with two police escorts, the arrest reports said. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 The Times has filed two lawsuits over a policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by escorts at the military complex. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Verb

Entry has been moved to the garden, where you’re greeted by a hostess who escorts you into an antechamber with a bar, and you’re invited to order a pre-dinner cocktail. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 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 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 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 If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026 The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The same principle holds wherever physical AI guides work that once required a licensed professional’s judgment.

— Ronald Bisio, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
So far, those stories have looked like guides to different cuisines, Q&As with chefs and bartenders, coverage of industry issues, fun trend reporting and much more.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of guides

Verb

And from that boredom, a different kind of will, the willfulness that accompanies a need to destroy that happiness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The trip, which accompanies an Aït Atta family on their seasonal migration, includes deluxe glamping-style accommodations, activities like traditional bread baking and jewelry-making, as well as a private local guide throughout.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanies

Noun

Brian Avery, a legal and risk professor at the University of Florida, said investigators will look at video footage, maintenance logs and statements from witnesses and ride attendants.

— Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Bayona also described enforcement hurdles that Miami code compliance inspectors must overcome, such as being denied entry into condos by front-desk attendants.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of attendants

Noun

The fan guards inside the walk-in cooler had accumulated dust.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The original 1971 experiment was conducted by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo, who arbitrarily split volunteers into two groups—inmates and guards—and observed how power corrupted them.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of guards

Noun

In the meantime, the strangers who are slipping into her home through the box have become her part-time companions, starting with Jason and Amanda and continuing with others like Leighton and Blair.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
The film is rife with theories as to why, in a city where bars have names like Ho Bots, people want artificial companions, and Klara’s immediate circle of friends are open to all options.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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