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accompanied

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verb

past tense of accompany

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accompanied
Adjective
The department says Archaga-Elvir was arrested in Texas as an accompanied minor in 2015, but he was released by the Obama administration. Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
My pungent plateful grew in strength from tomme to Shropshire blue, accompanied by crusty bread, fruit and nuts. Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026 Considerable controversy and confusion accompanied this moment; some students tried to sue expensive universities on the grounds that a closed campus was not worth the full-freight price. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 Elsewhere, Llínas films the modern-day streets, statues, and buildings where Borges once lived and visited, accompanied by casual pontifications on the author’s values and habits. Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 Star for a Star A grown-up Ryan and Cristian accompanied their dad to his Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony in September 2023. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 The 37-year-old defendant, who authorities haven’t named publicly, was accompanied by his parents to court Thursday in the coastal resort town of Paphos. ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Twenty years later, Elizabeth (Roden) is spending Christmas at Biltmore, this time accompanied by James (Trevena), a suitor her Aunt Maysilee (MacDowell), is keen for her to wed. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 Look here for a dose of quintessential British quirk, like a hypnotic oxblood spiral or a floral backplate accompanied by a butter yellow knob. Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026 After initially waving off any medical attention, the ninth-year signal caller went into the injury tent and then eventually walked towards the tunnel to the locker room accompanied by team staff. Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanied
Verb
  • Police escorted people out of a home in Pennsauken, New Jersey, on Wednesday, and an armored vehicle is on the scene.
    Joe Brandt, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The officers stopped the boat and escorted it to shore, where the men were arrested.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cuts to public agencies have coincided with outbreaks of infectious and foodborne diseases, to the point that the administration is trying to manipulate numbers to hide measles deaths.
    Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The event also coincided with the 10th anniversary of the TV series’ debut.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Italian supermodel attended this major film event wearing a dress from the Chanel Cruise 2026–2027 collection.
    Giacomo Aricò, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The company officially opened the new Austin Innovation Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Silicon Labs senior leaders and employees, as well as representatives from the State of Texas.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Trust your gut when something feels off, verify what happened and act quickly to lock down your accounts and credit.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That outlay has brought Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro to Stamford Bridge, while their latest arrival from the south-coast side, centre-forward Danny Welbeck, was secured for a much more modest £5m this summer.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Pritzker believes the city and state have learned to respond to the tactics that Bovino and his men brought, and those that continue.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Accompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanied. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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