ACCOMPANIES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

accompanies

verb

present tense third-person singular of accompany

as in attends

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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as in coincides

to occur or exist at the same time a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold

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Recent Examples of accompanies Though the post is still live, Rodrigo's track that accompanies the video does not play. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Visiting the Grand Canyon — a crown jewel of the national park system — can be particularly dangerous in the summer because of the risk of flash flooding that accompanies the monsoon, or rainy season. — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The drop in estrogen that accompanies menopause also increases the risk of osteoporosis, making support for bone health especially important during midlife. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 31 Aug. 2026 KrebsOnSecurity’s Brian Krebs said TeamPCP members lacked the operational discipline that usually accompanies a hacking group with its level of accomplishment. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 The absence of rainfall that typically accompanies monsoon storms this time of year has resulted in wildfire operations needing to be more nimble to ignitions that are less and less predictable. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 That level of integration removes much of the guesswork that traditionally accompanies resin printing. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 Resistance training is also key to preventing the muscle loss that accompanies weight loss from GLP-1 medications, aging and recovering from injury. — Linda M. Boland, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 Water and dust are important ingredients in the chemistry that accompanies star and planet formation, meaning material shed by aging stars such as IRS 3 could eventually contribute to future generations of stars and planets. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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Jordan, a 6-foot-7, 225-pound senior small forward from Nashville, attends Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Streatfeild’s inspiration was her sister Sterling, who was a tailback and free safety and now attends Vanderbilt.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of attends

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Released Wednesday, the campaign coincides with the fall 2026 collection arriving in stores and online.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Storm surge could raise water levels 1 to 3 feet above normally dry ground in Kauai County and up to 1 foot on Oahu if the highest water coincides with high tide.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

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Elsewhere, La’an escorts the one person who can save Spock via a cloned heart transplant, Sybok, Spock’s half-brother (though by all appearances his twin since he’s played by Ethan Peck).

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Once the animal gets close to the staffers, one of the employees carefully picks up the fox and escorts it out of the water and away from the ride.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

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The wave nature of an atom shows itself only when the atom is barely moving, which only happens when it is cooled down to nearly absolute zero.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
So, do not assume that what usually happens at your location during El Niño will happen this time.

— Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of happens

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The company sees the rocket becoming a workhorse launcher of small to medium-size satellites down the road, and its infrastructure supports that vision.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Kendra Ramsey, executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition, sees the expansion of Waymo as a safety benefit, rather than a concern.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of sees

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Together, the workforce brings more than 250 combined years of Minuteman III experience at each base, according to the Air Force.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Its rooftop bar, Zefiro, is a hotspot for creative cocktails with views of the Duomo, while a restaurant by Korean-American chef Akira Back, who trained under Nobu, brings delicious Japanese fusion cuisine to a city dominated by pasta and steak.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

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