accompanies

present tense third-person singular of accompany
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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 But difference creates value only when leaders can navigate the friction that accompanies different perspectives. Harvard Business Review, 15 July 2026 Sometimes an air of wistfulness accompanies these admissions. Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Even small toe-taps or a light head bob accompanies the least energetic. Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026 But the new deal will certainly reflect not only their Championship status but also the global spotlight that accompanies the Welcome to Wrexham documentary, which earlier this year was renewed for another three years to 2029. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 July 2026 Gunville launched Champera and its flagship program, Football Fluency Method, to cure the social isolation that often accompanies burnout. Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Rosario accompanies her mother towards death while deciding whether to bring a new life into the world. John Hopewell, Variety, 7 July 2026 Frequently working with his partner Angela Ricci Lucchi, who died in 2018, Gianikian produced experimental films that considered forms of dispossession and the lingering pain that often accompanies it. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026 This reflection accompanies the release of Couture, a new film directed by Alice Winocour, in which Jolie stars as Maxine Walker, an American filmmaker who is diagnosed with breast cancer while in Paris on business. Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanies
Verb
  • Like his two older siblings before him, Louis attends the Lambrook school near the family’s Berkshire home.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026
  • Dule Hill attends the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Celebrity event at Honda Center on July 11 in Anaheim, California.
    People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • DeSantis’s visit coincides with another major Republican gathering in Pennsylvania.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
  • Transferring in just before his senior year, Robert’s appearance coincides with the growing terror of The Trawler, a serial killer targeting teenagers across the city.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to.
    Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
  • If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • What happens now CEQA litigants can seek injunctions to prevent construction.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Great game day eats can sometimes outshine what happens on the field.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Like Parker and filmmaker Robert Altman, another Kansas City native, Swift sees Sudeikis as a genius.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • And the viewer sees the crowd too—sometimes as a great, heaving body, other times as individual figures, each with their own rapt expression.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Along with the casting award introduced last year, this brings 10 categories into play before the acting races even begin.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Each year brings with it a seemingly impossible fashion comeback.
    Alex Sales, Glamour, 17 July 2026

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“Accompanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanies. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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