accompanying
adjective
ac·com·pa·ny·ing
ə-ˈkəmp-nē-iŋ 
-ˈkämp-;
-ˈkəm-pə-,
-ˈkäm-
: existing or occurring in association with or as a byproduct of something else
In addition to what's on the walls, the accompanying catalog features essays by young black writers …—
Greg Tate
Greg Tate… widening gulf between the rich and the poor and the accompanying disappearance of the middle classes.—Douglas Coupland
Douglas CouplandExamples of accompanying in a Sentence
you can enjoy your video games in here, but preferably without the accompanying sound effects
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It has been used over 50 million times already, Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, said in an accompanying video.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
From there the phrase has exploded with TikTokers and even some Reddit users finding ways to incorporate the term and its accompanying hand gestures into their content.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Although this insight from fighting is valuable, the accompanying claim that fighting confers a kind of universal expertise is not true at all.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Cattle numbers would fall by 26% with an accompanying 11% reduction in land dedicated to grazing.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
From there the phrase has exploded with TikTokers and even some Reddit users finding ways to incorporate the term and its accompanying hand gestures into their content.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Although this insight from fighting is valuable, the accompanying claim that fighting confers a kind of universal expertise is not true at all.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Cattle numbers would fall by 26% with an accompanying 11% reduction in land dedicated to grazing.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accompanying
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“Accompanying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accompanying. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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