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
Day admitted to failure to control the release of hydrogen sulfide gas, a potentially deadly accompaniment of oil and gas extraction.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
With a world premiere at Tribeca in June, the visual accompaniment is a one-of-a-kind pop opera featuring 13 original new songs from the Something Beautiful album.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 May 2025
As were the accompaniments: beans, rice, escabeche yucca and the coldest Medalla beer maybe ever recorded.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The welcoming narration is a helpful and fun accompaniment on the epic ride.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 22 Apr. 2025
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
With a world premiere at Tribeca in June, the visual accompaniment is a one-of-a-kind pop opera featuring 13 original new songs from the Something Beautiful album.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 May 2025
As were the accompaniments: beans, rice, escabeche yucca and the coldest Medalla beer maybe ever recorded.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The welcoming narration is a helpful and fun accompaniment on the epic ride.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
Noun
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Marchand has added another veteran presence to the room and has served as a quality complement to Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen on Florida’s third forward line.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Smith was a fine complement in the middle to counter the attention opposing defenses sent the way of wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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Pertwee also introduced the world to Sarah-Jane Smith, Jo Grant, and Liz Shaw, three of the most loved companions in the show's run.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Times are good for the growing number of pet loving travelers out there who are enjoying ever greater and smoother accommodations for their furry companions.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The hope, for many in Vietnam, is that the war and all its concomitant struggles will fade into the oblivion of prosperity.—
Damien Cave,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Early capitalism and its disciplinary concomitant, the then-nascent field of political economy, understood workers not as people, with a craving for vastness, but as animals, who aspire to nothing more ornate than subsistence.—
Becca Rothfeld,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Mar. 2024
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After gate attendants assisted a separate group of customers and ushered them toward the jet bridge, Dali followed immediately behind, the video shows.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
22 May 2025
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Valet parking attendants take a driver’s vehicle and park it in one of 225 dedicated spaces on the Departures or arrivals level.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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The incident occurred on Cleveland Street near a Sherwin-Williams facility at approximately 1:30 p.m. local time, per KDKA News, citing local police.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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According to the Emory University School of Medicine, women are 5 to 8 times more likely than men to be victimized by an intimate partner, and every year, nearly 5.3 million incidents of intimate partner violence occur among U.S. women aged 18 and older.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Created as a corollary to the franchise pact, the energy cooperation agreement calls on SDG&E to help the city on various fronts, such as meeting the city’s clean energy, electrification, safety and equity goals.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The directive has sown confusion among educators and attorneys, some of whom see it as a corollary to the administration’s wide-scale attack on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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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
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As an obbligato of protest continued behind Wilson, Dylan, accepting Wilson’s advice, sang the insert.—
Mick Stevens,
The New Yorker,
12 Aug. 2021
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With climate change, storms are becoming bigger and wetter and are bringing large amounts of rain to inland areas, often with deadly consequences.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
1 June 2025
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For decades, residential development has occurred to the east and west despite the significant adverse health consequences for neighbors.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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