in attendance
idiom
1
: present at an event, meeting, etc.
Everyone in attendance voted in favor of the measure.
A number of celebrities were in attendance.
2
: caring for or helping someone who is giving birth or getting medical treatment
Who was in attendance at the birth?
midwives/doctors in attendance
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Delaney, 24, was in attendance at the event, as were Jodi's husband, Ray Benson, plus their son McKinley Benson and his wife, Mackenzie Benson.
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
The two married in the backyard of the singer’s Malibu estate in 2013, with their friends Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Val Kilmer in attendance.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
One of the event’s organizers, Paul Hohnbaum, estimated over 10,000 people were in attendance.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2025
Another person in attendance at the Forum on this night also earned Rapp's personal commentary, albeit one that came with more of her signature bite.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
The two married in the backyard of the singer’s Malibu estate in 2013, with their friends Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Val Kilmer in attendance.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
One of the event’s organizers, Paul Hohnbaum, estimated over 10,000 people were in attendance.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2025
Another person in attendance at the Forum on this night also earned Rapp's personal commentary, albeit one that came with more of her signature bite.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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“In attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20attendance. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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