Thesaurus results for ACCOMPANIMENT

accompaniment

noun

ə-ˈkəm-pə-nē-mənt

Definition of accompaniment

as in complement

something that is found along with something else the sound of crickets was the perfect accompaniment to our summer evenings on the porch

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Recent Examples of accompaniment While many people associate satay with Indonesia, versions of the dish are also enjoyed across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and other parts of the region, each with its own marinades, seasonings and accompaniments. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Catholic roots This broader understanding of sanctuary is rooted in Catholic social teaching – especially the idea of accompaniment, which prioritizes closeness to people who are suffering. — Gina Perez, The Conversation, 21 July 2026 Try it on sandwiches, as a topping for fish or meats, or as an accompaniment for a gourmet cheese board. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 18 July 2026 Both Richards and Ronnie Wood are locked in and the A-list guest stars from Paul McCartney to Robert Smith add tasteful accompaniment without overshadowing the band. — David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for accompaniment

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Noun

Violin player Nina de Vitry provided an especially tasteful complement on this ballad, making one fiddle sound like a whole string section.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
In January, Meera Bhatia, Fabletics’ President said that the company had reached a point where stores were becoming a strategic complement to its digital origins rather than simply another sales channel.

— Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of complement

Noun

Trailer bills are companion measures that ride along with the state budget on a fast track, with less public vetting than standalone legislation.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Plus, beloved companions like Pascal and more are taking center stage in playful designs.

— Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of companion

Noun

An attendant will set up the fire and chairs and provide s’mores ingredients, making for a cozy autumn evening.

— Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Flight attendant Cheryl DeFonce, meanwhile, wrote on Instagram that she and a colleague had been scheduled to work and fly to Kona on Saturday, but their flights in both directions were canceled.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of attendant

Noun

The question users need to ask is whether the convenience concomitant with AI’s intelligence is worth the exchange of their intimate data.

— Harsh Verma, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
But concomitant with this were tensions around the concept of localism, an ethos with its roots in the conditions and convictions of the earliest settlers.

— JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025

Definition of concomitant

Noun

Princeton University professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor offered another corollary to the reparations debate, arguing in her book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation that reparations cannot be reduced to mere policy prescriptions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
For national tournaments, the corollary is how poorer countries always have to match up against richer ones for regional face-offs and qualifiers that culminate in the quadrennial dream that is the World Cup.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of corollary

Noun

There is a lovely horn obbligato to Sifare’s Act 3 aria which would be challenging to play on a modern instrument.

— Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2023
As an obbligato of protest continued behind Wilson, Dylan, accepting Wilson’s advice, sang the insert.

— Mick Stevens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021

Definition of obbligato

Noun

For Abrams, a free agent after the 2028 season, the position change comes with financial consequences.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Kyiv officials aim to make the Russian public feel the war’s consequences and pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into negotiating a peace settlement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

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