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 All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong, with moral questions; and betting naturally accompanies it. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 Impact on jobs Along with the financial toll that often accompanies looking after a loved one, caregivers may also experience an impact on their jobs or income. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanies
Verb
  • Gloria Steinem of the National Organization for Women attends an Equal Rights Amendment rally outside the White House on July 4, 1981, in Washington.
    — Cathy Cassata, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The mayor regularly attends Black churches, especially during campaign season.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That coincides with Chinese research ships spending an extraordinary amount of time apparently surveying undersea cables—not to mention Chinese commercial ships being investigated for cutting cables in both European and Asian waters.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The drama in the aforementioned case coincides with comedic actor Russell Brand’s rape trial in London.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Executive Officer Goodman Bellamy escorts mourners to the wardroom where refreshments are laid out.
    — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • But what happens when the season shifts, when the cloying good cheer of—groan—the holiday season comes with its candy stripes and jingle bells and partridges in pear trees?
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, energy production happens at the cellular level exactly where it’s needed, which is part of the reason why the body is so energy efficient.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • If a sleeper’s partner sees them sleeping on their back, gently moving them onto their side can reduce the chances of sleep paralysis.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Deschaine sees the lessons in her class in the conversation at the dinner table.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The program brings aircraft developers and public agencies together to test operations before wider deployment.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually the inevitability of gravity brings them close enough to suddenly merge, sending out a tremendous blast of matter and energy that can outshine the sun by a factor of many billions, though just for the briefest fraction of a second.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Accompanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanies. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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