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verb

Definition of squirenext
as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship her father squired her to the dance to make sure she got there all right

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squire

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noun

1
as in magistrate

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2
as in guide

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Recent Examples of squire
Verb
This is all well above the figurative pay grade of Dunk, a simple, hulking youth who grew up squiring for Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb). — Judy Berman, Time, 13 Jan. 2026 If Jerry was the folky psychedelic sage, Weir was the soulful country squire, qualities that carried through the younger Dead-man’s solo albums and band projects beyond the Dead such as Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites and RatDog. — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones and 72 years after House of the Dragon, A Knight of Seven Kingdom follows two unlikely heroes wandering Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell). — Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026 There are fewer characters and really only the POV of our hedge knight and his young squire. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for squire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squire
  1. accompany
  2. magistrate
  3. guide
  4. escort
  5. chief justice
  6. companion
  7. circuit judge
  8. attendant
Verb
  • Psychiatric disorders are generally divided into mood disorders and psychotic disorders, Osborne said; postpartum psychosis is a mood disorder, in which mood symptoms accompany psychotic symptoms.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Two label departures in three days, both accompanied by explicit reassurances that TWICE group activities will continue unchanged, suggest the transition is proceeding as planned rather than as a rupture.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompany
Noun
  • Luchin has been out of custody since a federal magistrate signed off on his release in February, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The 26-year-old Afghan suspect appeared Thursday before an investigative magistrate at a central Athens courthouse, escorted by police officers wearing face coverings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of magistrate
Noun
  • Read our town-by-town Hudson Valley guide for more recommendations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And if the sheets are sorted but the rest of the bed could use some attention, our guides to the best duvet covers and quilts can help there too.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of guide
Verb
  • Russia has recently started deploying warships to escort its commercial vessels.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Dakota sweetly escorted her grandmother to the Suspiria premiere in 2018.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of escort
Noun
  • She’s hired a former Georgia Supreme Court chief justice as a special prosecutor to get the state’s appellate courts to weigh in.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The current system was adopted by voters in 1958 following a notorious political scandal that saw a sitting governor conspire with the chief justice and his lieutenant governor to be appointed to the court after losing re-election.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of chief justice
Noun
  • The ByteDance app, for example, is directing users of its former AI companion service to another of its apps which solely focuses on building personalized AI characters and stories.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Li, 24, wasn’t the only left mourning the loss of a virtual companion when major Chinese tech companies recently pulled the plug on their popular AI companion services to comply with new government restrictions.
    — Fu Ting, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of companion
Noun
  • Hyde was defeated in the Democratic primary in March by Wendell Griffen, a former circuit judge who has been a vocal critic of Hyde's policies on land use and other issues.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Dugan resigned from her position as a Milwaukee County circuit judge two weeks after her conviction amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Definition of circuit judge
Noun
  • But the attorneys said there were no infractions for the attendants to act on.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Brian Thure fraudulently hired personal service workers through Taylor Farms, including a personal chef, personal driver, handyman, personal trainer, aquarium and maintenance attendant, the lawsuit alleges.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of attendant

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