SQUIRES Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of squire

as in accompanies

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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squires

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noun

plural of squire

as in magistrates

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Verb

The duo riffs off this dichotomy with the alarming imagery that accompanies The Precariat, taking listeners on a journey through the underbelly of America.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2026
Drooling that is new, heavy, or persistent is something to note, though Walker said what accompanies the drool is the key sign.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of accompanies

Noun

Now, under the law named after her, magistrates and judges in North Carolina must be stricter when setting release conditions for people charged with violent crimes.

— Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Of the 931 federal judges and magistrates who responded, only 15 had ever fielded a challenge to audiovisual evidence as a deepfake.

— Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Definition of magistrates

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The horses, the Council was told, have stable attendants watching over them around the clock, and immediate access to a veterinarian 24 hours a day.

— Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Before guests began eating dinner, Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association delivered an impassioned speech condemning political violence and applauding attendants bravery after the shooting at the April event.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Definition of attendants

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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

Definition of escorts

Noun

And rather than have the designers come to the jury (of which this editor was a member), the jurists spent several hours with each designer in their own space.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
Conflict of laws issues then will go on to occasionally fry the minds of even the most brilliant litigators and jurists.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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