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as in to escort
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
children using the pool must be accompanied by a parent at all times
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Recent Examples of accompany
The accompanying article described a rancorous public hearing at which representatives from the municipal unions and minority communities denounced the mayor’s proposals for mass layoffs in the city’s workforce and deep cuts in its public education and social service programs.
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Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
The accompanying campaign stars wrestler Anshu Malik, sprinter Priya Mohan, and cricketers Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma.
—Essence, 16 June 2025
Chronic Lung Diseases Brown phlegm can accompany chronic (long-lasting) conditions affecting the lungs and the airways that carry air into and out of them.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 June 2025
An accompanying ad campaign for the Converse collaboration featuring Lila Moss is running online and in wild posting.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
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Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
The accompanying campaign stars wrestler Anshu Malik, sprinter Priya Mohan, and cricketers Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma.
—Essence, 16 June 2025
Chronic Lung Diseases Brown phlegm can accompany chronic (long-lasting) conditions affecting the lungs and the airways that carry air into and out of them.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 June 2025
An accompanying ad campaign for the Converse collaboration featuring Lila Moss is running online and in wild posting.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompany
Verb
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Troops of deep forest monkeys escorted us through the mun zala rainforest as our group giddily traveled downstream.—
Bridget Crocker
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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What To Know Eleven ICE agents, alongside two medical staff, escorted eight migrants aboard a deportation flight from Texas, intending to transfer them to South Sudan.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The heat wave coincides with the longest days of the year, with Friday marking the summer solstice.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The release coincides with a new graphic novel, The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake, written by Aykroyd’s daughter Stella, Luke Pisano (son of Belushi’s widow, Judy Belushi Pisano), and filmmaker and writer James Werner.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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Both attended Ashbrook High School in Gaston County.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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Stars attend the movie premiere of 'Jurassic World Rebirth' at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in London, England.—
Joanna Moriello,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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The Survivors takes place in Evelyn Bay, Tasmania, Australia – a town still haunted by a tragedy that happened more than 15 years prior.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know.—
X (formerly Twitter),
X (formerly Twitter),
9 June 2025
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For viewers who prefer to see the film on the big screen, Jaws is scheduled to be re-released in theaters on Aug. 29 in celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Other parents witnessed the March on Washington, whereas my father saw Jackie Robinson don Dodger blue at Ebbets Field.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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She will be remembered as the field general on the first team for the Porters to bring home a state trophy since 2004.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Guests are encouraged to bring their finest flags, their loudest slogans, and their deepest devotion — because nothing says freedom like a pageant of patriots posing beside an Abrams tank.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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“Accompany.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompany. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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