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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
Koma shared the photo of Tisdale French that accompanies her Cut essay, but with his head superimposed onto her body.
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Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026
Kiyan has never shied from the spotlight that accompanies his dad.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The questions that rape victims tend to face don’t allow for the kind of messiness that accompanies violation.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
The Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera accompanies the performance of the 1892 two-act ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
—Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Meade, 82, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, so a portable oxygen tank accompanies her everywhere.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Live music by the Winecreek Ensemble Orchestra accompanies the show.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Others are stressed about the high financial toll that accompanies all that gift-giving—or the anxiety of having to attend a string of social events.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the Billboard Holiday Countdown accompanies the annual return of Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums chart.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026
Kiyan has never shied from the spotlight that accompanies his dad.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The questions that rape victims tend to face don’t allow for the kind of messiness that accompanies violation.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
The Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera accompanies the performance of the 1892 two-act ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
—Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Meade, 82, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, so a portable oxygen tank accompanies her everywhere.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Live music by the Winecreek Ensemble Orchestra accompanies the show.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Others are stressed about the high financial toll that accompanies all that gift-giving—or the anxiety of having to attend a string of social events.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the Billboard Holiday Countdown accompanies the annual return of Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums chart.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanies
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Steve stays in Hawkins to become a Little League coach, Nancy drops out of Emerson College to take a job at The Herald in Boston, and Robin attends Smith College.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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If your grandchild attends one of these schools and receives financial aid, check with the school’s financial aid office about how your generosity could affect their aid package.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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This shift also coincides with the mirror selfie comeback.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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The launch coincides with the publication of a research paper coauthored by Brundage that lays out a detailed framework for how independent audits of the companies building the world’s most powerful AI systems could work.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
16 Jan. 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
Verb
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Reinvention happens when musicians jump genres, like Taylor did from country to pop music.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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When this happens, the default advice is often self-care.—
Lorraine K. Lee,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Every time a customer pays with a credit card, 2 to 4 percent of that sale is siphoned off before a business ever sees the money.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Qu said the company sees it as a hobby-grade product aimed at users who want a closer approximation of real piloting.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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They’ll be insulated from the blitz pressure Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph brings, rain or shine.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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This week, Harry Styles brings us together, XG deliver a major debut and Louis Tomlinson makes his mark.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
23 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Accompanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanies. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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