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 Still, getting ourselves out via some traction boards would have saved on money, frustration and the embarrassment that accompanies getting stuck less than a mile from the highway. — New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026 Previously unseen artwork accompanies his account of how the visual identity developed alongside the music. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026 High-sheen lips without the stickiness that usually accompanies lip glosses? — Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Sep. 2026 The club music that accompanies Claire’s bodybuilder retinue is funny the first time; less so on subsequent bursts. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 In moments, the two cars are careening along an autocross course amidst a backdrop of billowing smoke—a cacophony of screaming engines and tires accompanies as soundtrack to the precise automotive choreography. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026 Leadership can become misaligned when the freedom that comes with being in charge begins to overshadow the responsibility that accompanies it. — Laura Muirhead, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The Japanese concept of mottainai—loosely translated as the sense of regret that accompanies waste—was drummed into her at an early age. — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026 Researchers have found that the social acknowledgment that accompanies sharing a memory can boost confidence in its accuracy. — Elizabeth A. Phelps, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanies
Verb
  • Richards played Kelly Van Ryan, a spoiled cheerleader who attends Blue Bay High School, shot at Ransom Everglades in Coconut Grove.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Caroline DeRossette, whose daughter attends East Mississippi Community College, sees the same shift.
    — Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The greatest flooding occurs when the peak storm surge coincides with high tide.
    — Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The chain’s Tennessee expansion coincides with Lynsi Snyder, owner and president of In-N-Out, moving to the state.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Entry has been moved to the garden, where you’re greeted by a hostess who escorts you into an antechamber with a bar, and you’re invited to order a pre-dinner cocktail.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • But Barra knows that the idea will make some consumers uneasy—and GM, more than most companies, knows exactly what happens when customers don’t feel safe.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • What happens next is conveyed almost entirely through flashbacks to dinners that weren’t interesting enough to become full scenes.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Andersen sees energy storage, which would allow for continual energy supply even when the wind isn’t blowing, as the wind sector’s next big opportunity.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In her review of the exhibition, critic Aruna D’Souza sees this resemblance as a blind spot in the show’s curation.
    — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Their arrival brings the number of satellites developed for GHGSat to 13.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This brings us back to how Crohn’s is not juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
    — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Accompanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanies. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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