SQUIRE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of squire

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

as in magistrate

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as in guide

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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

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Witkoff and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy embrace, accompanied by Finnish President Alexander Stubb, left, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, during their meeting in Oslo on Tuesday.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
The deal accompanied an investment that made the Defense Department the company’s largest shareholder.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompany

Noun

The owner was believed to be a magistrate or a freedman of the imperial household.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
That testimony later was criticized by a federal magistrate judge, who accused the FBI of numerous missteps, including a failure to filter out potentially privileged materials.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of magistrate

Noun

The Kindreds’ flagship, Kindred, also returned to the guide despite a five-month closure for renovations.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
Keep scrolling to shop our ultimate Thanksgiving hosting guide, featuring cooking essentials, entertaining must haves, table decor and more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of guide

Verb

In footage obtained by TMZ, Perez is seen being escorted away by a production staffer before pulling a large knife from his sweatshirt.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026
During the state elections in 1967, Jagdish Master, a teacher turned activist, challenged the veto of the landlords over Dalit suffrage by escorting a group of Dalits to a polling booth in Ekwari, a village in Bihar’s Bhojpur district.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of escort

Noun

However, a generation that a government minister wrote off as lazy and expendable has exposed the cracks in the system that the chief justice defended.

— Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026
Trump has slapped tariffs on the Brazilian economy and punitive sanctions on Alexandre de Moraes, the chief justice most heavily involved in the prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of chief justice

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Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the fantasy feature tracks the small protagonist and companions journeying to a scenic coastal island before uncovering a sinister local mystery.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Policymakers have also moved to address associated risks, with a dozen states now requiring companion chatbot operators to disclose to users that their tools are not human, and to institute crisis referral procedures.

— Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of companion

Noun

The circuit judge denied Beverly Caruso’s petition for an injunction for protection against domestic violence citing insufficient facts.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Hispanic Vote endorsed David Andrew Fry for circuit judge in Group 52.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of circuit judge

Noun

Brian Avery, a legal and risk professor at the University of Florida, said investigators will look at video footage, maintenance logs and statements from witnesses and ride attendants.

— Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Bayona also described enforcement hurdles that Miami code compliance inspectors must overcome, such as being denied entry into condos by front-desk attendants.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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