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or chaperon
as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
three parents will chaperone the students on the school trip
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Recent Examples of chaperone
Samuel Petrequin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
Six Flags Over Texas now requires children under 15 to be chaperoned by someone over 21 after 4pm.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
The countries gathering for the BRICS summit, where Gavrilov is helping to chaperone delegates, share a similar mix of apparently contradictory views.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Verb
With only a few members of that era still around, a new group of ambitious youngsters chaperoned by seasoned veterans will compete at the European Championship, looking to shed the country’s underachiever reputation.
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Still, the college-age Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is merely a chaperone for her younger paraplegic sister/apple of dad’s eye, Nessarose (Marissa Bode).
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Andrews constantly checked his form, every movement accompanied by a directive.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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In this case, extremely wet conditions are followed almost immediately by parched weather patterns, typically accompanied by above average temperatures.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 12 Jan. 2025
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Many senators will choose their fellow home state senator as an escort but this is not required -- some choose friends or mentors.Lauren Peller, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Michael was also chosen to serve as a guardian escort for the Honor Flight that will escort a veteran from Nashville to Washington D.C., on Sept. 17.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Middleton, who was sent to Dozier between 1959 and 1961, recalled being beaten six times for infractions that included eating blackberries off a fence and mispronouncing a teacher’s name.Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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William Daugherty, a Del Valle teacher who is on his fourth round of lymphoma treatment, was gifted box after box of cleaning supplies to help him during his new treatment.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Jan. 2025
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Our experts have taken a deep dive into online casinos in Michigan for this guide on the safe and secure options available to you.Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Get started with this simple DIY guide filled with expert tips for success.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
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Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer was even a ring mat sponsor throughout the night.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Audible is a sponsor of the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards.Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Jan. 2025
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Murnau’s titular character is a hotel doorman whose entire sense of self collapses upon his demotion to washroom attendant.Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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The attendant then instructed Heiskell to place the cup over her ear.Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Now McVay and O’Connell, the third-year coach of the Minnesota Vikings, will face each other in the postseason for the first time when the Rams play host to an NFC wild-card game on Monday night at SoFi Stadium.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Minutes after the Bengals won their fifth straight game Saturday, Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor told his team to sit back and enjoy watching some football.Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ethan — Victor’s squire and one of the few people in town who sees this as a quest, also sees the Boy In White, perhaps the best team player in town despite his age.Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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In the prequel, set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Chaperone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperone. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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