as in to escort
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
will convoy the shipment to its destination in the war zone
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Recent Examples of convoy
Emily D'alessandro, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2021
There are two types of pieces—armies and fleets—which can typically only do three things: move, hold still, or support another piece to move or hold (fleets can also convoy with armies to move them across bodies of water).
—William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2020
Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Josie made two solid, explosive passes at the convoy, but her bird could not avoid getting clipped by enemy fire.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
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Verb
New Glasgow's town crier James Stewart recounted the story: During World War I, Halifax ported ships that were getting ready to convoy across the Atlantic.
—Emily D'alessandro, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2021
There are two types of pieces—armies and fleets—which can typically only do three things: move, hold still, or support another piece to move or hold (fleets can also convoy with armies to move them across bodies of water).
—William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2020
Noun
The men were members of local committees that help secure aid convoys, according to Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which received the bodies.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Josie made two solid, explosive passes at the convoy, but her bird could not avoid getting clipped by enemy fire.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
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Once the hearing was over and two deputies escorted Wilson out of the courtroom, Dakota’s supporters broke into cheers, applause and hugs.Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Climate protestors five times disrupted Wright's responses to the committee and were escorted out.Daniel Moore, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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These and a flotilla of Biden policy flotsam will persist into the Trump administration if Congress passes yet another CR.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Like the parade and flotilla, a drive by the Christmas lights and yard displays has become an annual tradition for families and visitors.Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Texas woman, who used to date an executive at the mogul’s Bad Boys Records, claims Diddy and a bodyguard raped her in 2001 and recorded it.Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy features interviews with a bodyguard, makeup artist, and intern of Diddy’s, as well as Dawn Richard’s attorney Lisa Bloom and the R&B artist Al B. Sure!Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Jan. 2025
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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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France’s first lady wore a navy gown with a high neckline.Julia Teti, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
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Washington and Hanoi, once former enemies, have also expanded their security relationship, and U.S. navy ships have made port calls in Vietnam in recent years.Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 16 Jan. 2025
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Three defenders — cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. and linebackers Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard — earned Pro Bowl honors this season.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Led by three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, 54 of the Nuggets’ 92 shots on Friday were either open (closest defender four to six feet away) or wide open (closest defender more than six feet away), according to NBA tracking stats.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
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More than 180 oil-carrying vessels that are suspected to be part of a shadow fleet utilized by the Kremlin to evade oil sanctions as well as traders, oil field service firms and Russian energy officials are also targeted by the new sanctions.AAMER MADHANI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Drone strikes on Sevastopol have forced Russia to move much of its naval fleet from Crimea to the Krasnodar region thus losing control of much of the Black Sea. Strikes on the port at Novorossiysk not only highlight Russian air defense vulnerabilities but suggest nowhere is safe.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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Hobart Police spokesman Assistant Chief Nicholas Wardrip said a school resource officer and patrol officers intercepted the bus about 3 p.m.Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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The two patrol officers involved in the shooting have each worked for the department for about 4 ½ years.Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Convoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convoy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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