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 The tale is energized by the thoughtful performances of Hanns Zischler, as Mann, and Sandra Hüller, as the author’s daughter Erika, who accompanies him while reviving conflicts from her own past. — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 Veteran jazz journalist Richard Scheinin accompanies the photos with vivid, detailed prose. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 And from that boredom, a different kind of will, the willfulness that accompanies a need to destroy that happiness. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 The trip, which accompanies an Aït Atta family on their seasonal migration, includes deluxe glamping-style accommodations, activities like traditional bread baking and jewelry-making, as well as a private local guide throughout. — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026 The materials offer a window into the battle for public attention that increasingly accompanies international conflicts. — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Luu understands the level of risk that accompanies trading with margin. — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Panic accompanies every technological innovation, and artificial intelligence is no exception. — Mark P. Mills, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 That free-wheeling style became the rage of painters, including students and colleagues of Thompson, who were also in the 1919 exhibition and whose work accompanies the selections of Thompson’s output in the current show at DAM. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanies
Verb
  • In this image taken from court video, Andrea Shaw attends a court hearing remotely via video, on July 2, 2026, in the Payette County District Court in Payette, Idaho.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • A student with a disability who attends a private school must forfeit their equal education protections under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
    — Denise Forte, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Decline tends to set in when willful stasis coincides with the rise of a rival more committed to pioneering.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Victorian-era tale captures their growing attachment alongside a fascinating assortment of characters and historic events until their Involvement in World War II coincides with Hitler's deliberations to invade Britain.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 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
  • For the technology leader responsible for keeping essential services running, these details provide a basis for assessing what protections exist and what happens in an extreme scenario.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The conversational layer may be what a borrower sees, but the difficult work happens deeper in the stack, where documents, rules, calculations, decisions, and transaction states have to remain connected.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Future quantum applications The team sees potential applications in electronics that consume less power and switch states rapidly.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • What the Collective[i] network sees says the answer is faster than almost anyone expects.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Silverstein said the deal helps the other tenants too, because a Spirit brings shoppers to a shopping center that would otherwise have a dark storefront.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The most sobering reality check on Beirut City Pop brings the conflict into stark relief.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Accompanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanies. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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