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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Schwarzenegger's parents, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, were in attendance.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Sheridan finished with four saves on her milestone night in front of 10,483 fans in attendance.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
What To Know Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday in front of thousands of people during a debating event outside the Utah Valley University (UVU) campus in Orem with his wife in attendance.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Jennifer Pedranti and all of the ladies' respective partners were in attendance, but Katie's husband, Matt, was the only one who backed up her story.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Sheridan finished with four saves on her milestone night in front of 10,483 fans in attendance.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
What To Know Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday in front of thousands of people during a debating event outside the Utah Valley University (UVU) campus in Orem with his wife in attendance.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Jennifer Pedranti and all of the ladies' respective partners were in attendance, but Katie's husband, Matt, was the only one who backed up her story.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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“In attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20attendance. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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