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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
Sandy percussion accompanies a journey up the Orinoco River.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Finally, Fisch just somehow always seems to manage to cast in such a way that high-quality singing accompanies truthful and vulnerable acting.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
His sweeping theme for Jurassic Park accompanies the first view of a herd of brontosauruses, matching the wide-eyed wonder of Sam Neill and Laura Dern beat for beat.
—Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
In Guinea-Bissau, Nour accompanies Gloria for a ceremony honoring the latter’s father, who died two years prior.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Writer-director Knight, meanwhile, is soaking up the buzz that accompanies an Oscar nomination.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Delia accompanies me down to the first floor again, exhaling in a heavy whisper, such a catastrophe, more to herself than to me.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Brundage accompanies his narrative of evolving prison policies with voices and stories of individual men.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
The editorial accompanies a study that analyzed data from all of Connecticut’s census block groups, looking at the median travel time to the nearest opioid treatment program by car and public transit.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Finally, Fisch just somehow always seems to manage to cast in such a way that high-quality singing accompanies truthful and vulnerable acting.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
His sweeping theme for Jurassic Park accompanies the first view of a herd of brontosauruses, matching the wide-eyed wonder of Sam Neill and Laura Dern beat for beat.
—Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
In Guinea-Bissau, Nour accompanies Gloria for a ceremony honoring the latter’s father, who died two years prior.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Writer-director Knight, meanwhile, is soaking up the buzz that accompanies an Oscar nomination.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Delia accompanies me down to the first floor again, exhaling in a heavy whisper, such a catastrophe, more to herself than to me.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Brundage accompanies his narrative of evolving prison policies with voices and stories of individual men.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
The editorial accompanies a study that analyzed data from all of Connecticut’s census block groups, looking at the median travel time to the nearest opioid treatment program by car and public transit.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanies
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Eileen Gu, the 22-year-old who was born in San Francisco, attends Stanford and competes for China, is the defending gold medalist and qualified fifth for the final.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The mayor made the announcement on social media Sunday, posting a video of a FaceTime call between him and an eighth-grade girl named Victoria who attends public school in Brooklyn.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The announcement coincides with India's AI Impact Summit, a five-day event which got underway on Monday.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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The show is part of a statewide initiative to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary, which coincides with Colorado’s 150th anniversary.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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Enriquez’s organization, Little Village Community Council, saw its volunteer walking group which escorts children to school, grow from 13 to 32 students.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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Medlin escorts me down the hall to the judge’s office, where Skeet is in a meeting with some local men.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Protests and accusations and talk like this goes on all the time, and nothing ever happens.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, Yu sees a future with a standalone Europe operation, to be carried out in three steps.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Sasha Stiles sees them as expressions of the same impulse.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
23 Feb. 2026
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To me, a vision brings alignment — internally with our staff, and externally with our customers, stakeholders, and partners.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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One of the best times to visit Bogotá is in August, when the annual Festival de Verano brings the city together for free concerts, sports, and cultural activities.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Accompanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanies. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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