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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The whole family — and much of their small Kentucky hometown — were in attendance and took part in the ceremony, per the Kentucky Photo Archive.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
The teen received applause from residents in attendance.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Higgins’ former colleagues on the County Commission were also in attendance.
—Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
It was not known whether the Biffles had planned to be in attendance.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
The teen received applause from residents in attendance.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Higgins’ former colleagues on the County Commission were also in attendance.
—Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
It was not known whether the Biffles had planned to be in attendance.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
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“In attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20attendance. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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