1
as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes
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2
as in to listen
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation
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as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own
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as in to coincide
to occur or exist at the same time
all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games
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Recent Examples of attend
Visitors can attend shows for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys and poultry.
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Brayden Garcia
january 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
The legal writer Cristian Farias attended the hearing, and reports on the scene that unfolded in the courtroom.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Bob Skinner, 78, of Idaho Falls, who is the Idaho American Legion’s national executive committeeman, was among those who traveled to Boise to attend Abrahamson’s hearing.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
After attending a levee in December 1790, Senator William Maclay of Pennsylvania confessed to his diary the hope that Washington might just die.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
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Brayden Garcia
january 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
The legal writer Cristian Farias attended the hearing, and reports on the scene that unfolded in the courtroom.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Bob Skinner, 78, of Idaho Falls, who is the Idaho American Legion’s national executive committeeman, was among those who traveled to Boise to attend Abrahamson’s hearing.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
After attending a levee in December 1790, Senator William Maclay of Pennsylvania confessed to his diary the hope that Washington might just die.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attend
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Even before today’s announcement, though, Medicare could cover the drugs for other conditions that often accompany being overweight, such as diabetes and sleep apnea.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each dish can be paired with Carbone Riviera’s impressive wine list, focused in on Champagne, white Burgundy, and coastal Italian vino accompanied by reds from Tuscany, Burgundy and Piedmont.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Delhomme’s answer, by turns humorous and insightful, is worth listening to.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Duff revealed that her then-3-year-old daughter loved to listen to her album Breathe In.—
Taiwo Balogun,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Through a scenic swirl of Chicago snow flurries, Johnson loved watching Kmet, from the fullback position, eliminate cornerback Dru Phillips.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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However things turn out next month, Bowe’s 38th birthday will coincide with another passage in her life, one dripping with anticipation and, perhaps, a dose of poignancy.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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But this place on our planet does not coincide with Earth’s magnetic or geomagnetic South Poles—those are related to the planet’s magnetic field and are located on the Adélie Coast and near Russia’s Vostok Station, respectively.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
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Despite being shot, Zwerner was still able to escort her students out of her classroom.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in protest, with some streaming inside the department store as others were escorted out by security guards.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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While there are some other small new concessions in the CBA that will help players make ends meet (such as getting access to health benefits in the offseason), to hear ECHLers explain their strike vote, the pay bump was never the driving force.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Now, a new jury will hear details of the brutal crime as Braddy again faces execution due to changes in Florida’s death penalty law.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The boards for the district develop and approve policies for the schools; hire, supervise and evaluate the superintendent; and approve budgets set by the superintendent.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Officials said Bovino, who has overseen several controversial immigration operations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte and New Orleans, said he is expected to lead enforcement efforts in Minnesota as well.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Andreas Wiseman, Executive Editor of International and Strategy, and Anthony D’Alessandro, Editorial Director, along with Justin Kroll, Deadline’s Film Editor, will continue in their roles overseeing the news site’s prominent film coverage.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Attend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attend. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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