1
as in escorted
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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2
as in coincided
to occur or exist at the same time
a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold
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Recent Examples of accompanied
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Each president's portrait is accompanied by a placard describing events during their time in office, including Clinton's impeachment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Investment in commercial space projects should be accompanied by clear international rules, not a revival of the Cold War-era Space Race.
—Alexander Görlach, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
What made the event particularly memorable was the sight of these young men accompanied by their fathers and father-figures.
—Walter Fields, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
The children were accompanied by professional archaeologists and had metal detectors on hand.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The minimum age is 8, and children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
For his usual pregame media session, Spoelstra was accompanied on the podium by his sons Santiago and Dante and his daughter Ruby.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
Rheinmetall revealed that the technology will reduce the production costs of green hydrogen through lower investment in the overall system, accompanied by a doubling of power density or an improvement in efficiency of over 10%.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Each president's portrait is accompanied by a placard describing events during their time in office, including Clinton's impeachment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Investment in commercial space projects should be accompanied by clear international rules, not a revival of the Cold War-era Space Race.
—Alexander Görlach, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
What made the event particularly memorable was the sight of these young men accompanied by their fathers and father-figures.
—Walter Fields, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
The children were accompanied by professional archaeologists and had metal detectors on hand.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The minimum age is 8, and children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
For his usual pregame media session, Spoelstra was accompanied on the podium by his sons Santiago and Dante and his daughter Ruby.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanied
Verb
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The suspects were then caught on camera getting handcuffed and escorted to a police cruiser, body camera footage shows.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the end, as Hocking was being escorted back to jail, a family member from the courtroom gallery waved at him.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That usage earlier in the season coincided with injuries to Martin Odegaard and Martinelli.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Alcohol metabolism coincided with a major global climate disruption that fragmented East African forest ecosystems and left food scarce.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The legal writer Cristian Farias attended the hearing, and reports on the scene that unfolded in the courtroom.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Ward’s wife and mom and other family members attended the game and were introduced during a timeout.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That’s exactly what happened — and the Aggies may even be on the way up in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dreier says that understanding what happened and is happening to Mars could help scientists better protect our own climate and atmosphere from current and future solar threats.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Playing Queen Charlotte brought her presence back to film following the height of her television fame with Prime Suspect.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Now, Letts has brought Coon back to Broadway with the Main Stem debut of his 1996 play Bug, a skin-crawling portrayal of people on the fringes.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Accompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanied. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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