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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Recent Examples of escorted
Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
He was escorted by law enforcement at all times.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
He was escorted by law enforcement at all times, the hospital said.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The Malian army escorted some fuel convoys into the capital, bringing only temporary and partial relief.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Two men had allegedly escorted a store employee to the store’s office at gunpoint, beat her up to the point of bleeding and facial injuries and demanded access to the cash register and searched the victim’s purse.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie Miller, were escorted out by security.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
His widow, Erika Kirk, was at this weekend’s dinner, visibly distraught as she was escorted out in her sequined cream dress.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Mexican authorities published pictures in which Balla -- wearing a shirt with a palm tree pattern and sporting a sparse beard -- appears to be escorted by police and security forces.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Dining at restaurant wars Soon thereafter, we were escorted back outside to enter the competing restaurant, Tierra Reina.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
He was escorted by law enforcement at all times.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
He was escorted by law enforcement at all times, the hospital said.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The Malian army escorted some fuel convoys into the capital, bringing only temporary and partial relief.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Two men had allegedly escorted a store employee to the store’s office at gunpoint, beat her up to the point of bleeding and facial injuries and demanded access to the cash register and searched the victim’s purse.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie Miller, were escorted out by security.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
His widow, Erika Kirk, was at this weekend’s dinner, visibly distraught as she was escorted out in her sequined cream dress.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Mexican authorities published pictures in which Balla -- wearing a shirt with a palm tree pattern and sporting a sparse beard -- appears to be escorted by police and security forces.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorted
accompanied
Adjective
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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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“Escorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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