accompanies

verb

present tense third-person singular of accompany
1
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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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanies
  1. attends
  2. coincides
  3. escorts
  4. happens
  5. sees
  6. brings
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  • According to Mason Thrall, director of operations for the Capitol Region Education Council, the school van was transporting a student who attends Focus School on a Manchester Public Schools route.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That training continues on the job as Gus attends Welcome Week activities, first-day-of-school photos, athletic events and community programs.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • The drop coincides with a 27% cut in enforcement and collection staffing at the IRS, as part of Elon Musk's campaign to boost government efficiency.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But when a work emergency forces Daisy’s father and Celeste’s ex-husband (Jacob Scipio) to drop her off unexpectedly, their reunion coincides with a nearby military experiment going catastrophically awry.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of coincides
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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
Definition of escorts
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  • But the extremely rapid pace here also raises concern about what happens if, or when, the boom starts to dissipate.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • When that happens, continue beating until the mixture is smooth and some of the batter sticks to the sides of the bowl, another minute or so.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 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
Definition of brings

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“Accompanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanies. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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