Thesaurus results for ESCORTING

escorting

verb

present participle of escort

as in accompanying

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 escorting The Russian mission included two supersonic Tu-22M3s, as well as about 10 fighters — both SU-30s and SU-35s — that took turns escorting the larger strategic bombers, according to the statement. —

ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Northington allegedly threatened and then assaulted the deputy who was escorting him to his cell. —

Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 After reviewing text conversations, investigators allege Ashley Ketcherside was coaching AC in prostitution or escorting, according to the affidavit. —

Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026 One third of Ireland’s gas stations are without supply, police are escorting convoys of oil trucks, and several of the country’s highways remain closed amid protests over rising fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East. —

Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 The clip later showed police escorting the car's occupants from the pond to shore. —

David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 According to the manufacturer, the platform is intended to integrate into broader military formations as production scales, suggesting a future role in coordinated operations, including escorting larger vessels. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026 Emergency services responded to the Philadelphia International Airport Friday morning after officials said a Secret Service agent accidentally shot himself while escorting former first lady Jill Biden. —

Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 But no one has signed up for the dangerous duty of escorting tankers through the strait. —

Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026

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There's no accompanying app to adjust levels or equalizer, which can be a deal-breaker for some.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
Common symptoms can include numbness or tingling, slurred speech, electric-shock sensations accompanying certain neck movements, trouble walking or not being able to walk at all, partial or complete loss of vision, among others, according to the clinic.

— Anika Reed, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026