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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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Recent Examples of accompanies
Big props also to editor Greg Ng, VFX supervisor Edward Douglas and the appropriate electronic score from Parsons and Edo van Breeman that accompanies this bizarro land full of constant noises that offer clues for what lies within these walls and behind these doors — or not.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Tahrir al-Khatib said the joy that accompanies Eid has been silenced in Gaza.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The typical anxiety that accompanies playing from behind with the season on the line seems to have no effect on the Vegas bench.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The roller-coaster ride that accompanies the opening of a Star Wars movie is over — for now.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
The corruption, too, has come to be normalized, along with the public cynicism that accompanies it.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
The upgrade, expected to open in 2029, accompanies a three-story medical office building on the Encinitas campus that opened in 2021 and the Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion, which opened with 38 beds in 2014 atop the hospital’s new emergency department.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Then, certain deductions (but not all deductions) for AGI from Form 1 that accompanies Form 1040 are subtracted.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
This reading accompanies the Private Life episode featuring Rowland in conversation with host Jarrett Earnest.
—Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 20 May 2026
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Tahrir al-Khatib said the joy that accompanies Eid has been silenced in Gaza.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The typical anxiety that accompanies playing from behind with the season on the line seems to have no effect on the Vegas bench.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The roller-coaster ride that accompanies the opening of a Star Wars movie is over — for now.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
The corruption, too, has come to be normalized, along with the public cynicism that accompanies it.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
The upgrade, expected to open in 2029, accompanies a three-story medical office building on the Encinitas campus that opened in 2021 and the Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion, which opened with 38 beds in 2014 atop the hospital’s new emergency department.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Then, certain deductions (but not all deductions) for AGI from Form 1 that accompanies Form 1040 are subtracted.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
This reading accompanies the Private Life episode featuring Rowland in conversation with host Jarrett Earnest.
—Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanies
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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover star Tiffany Haddish attends the SI Swimsuit dinner hosted by KYU x Drinking Pig on May 29 in Miami Beach, Florida.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Gardner regularly attends watch parties, and Riggle, who lives in Los Angeles, tries to go to at least one game at Arrowhead Stadium a year in addition to seeing his Chiefs visit the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Children typically only wear diapers during a transitional phase that coincides with their development of speech and movement, their first forays into social engagement.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The opening coincides with the peak of W hotel openings worldwide at the time.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Today, the property is a best-case example of the magic that happens when old meets new.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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And unlike in-person voting, where verification happens upfront, mail-in ballots must be inspected and have signatures verified.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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When her mother’s former gallerist reaches out with the offer of a show in exchange for the series’ completion, Indigo sees it as a financial lifeline—and in the face of her mother’s staunch refusal, decides to finish the series herself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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In an episode filled with tragic endings for various characters, including Rue herself, Faye sees some kind of hope on the horizon.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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The massive delta is revered not only for its capacious water supply and agricultural support, but also its famed Delta breeze that often brings relief from stretches of hot weather.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Netflix's 'Ransom Canyon' brings romance to Texas Similar shows are moving into the Texas turf.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Accompanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanies. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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