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
The Grand Lake originally operated as a venue for vaudeville entertainment and silent-film showings on a single screen, with musical accompaniment provided by a large Wurlitzer Hope Jones Unified Orchestral Organ.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
With roses snaked around the mic stands to match the roses on her cowboy hat, Kirke strummed acoustic guitar with minimal accompaniment — pedal steel guitar, bass and drums.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The final cut for the film adds minimal orchestral accompaniment towards the end of the song, keeping the spotlight on Chaney’s voice.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
His insistence on accompaniment—on staying, listening, and remaining accountable over time—feels essential to this moment, for citizens of our country and our world, as well as for family members and friends.
—Chelsea Clinton, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
With roses snaked around the mic stands to match the roses on her cowboy hat, Kirke strummed acoustic guitar with minimal accompaniment — pedal steel guitar, bass and drums.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The final cut for the film adds minimal orchestral accompaniment towards the end of the song, keeping the spotlight on Chaney’s voice.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
His insistence on accompaniment—on staying, listening, and remaining accountable over time—feels essential to this moment, for citizens of our country and our world, as well as for family members and friends.
—Chelsea Clinton, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
Noun
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The country’s once-reluctant medical establishment is increasingly welcoming the way doulas complement doctors and nurses, and with insurance coverage growing fast, parents from across the economic spectrum can now take advantage.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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His quickness might need some refining going to the NFL level, but his gap-scheme ability and receiving ability would make for a perfect complement in a running back room.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This travel backpack can be your best companion for short trips and quick getaway weekends.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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His companion, a young man named Levan, is never seen (he’s represented by a voice, and not the only one Irakli talks with).—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The slot attendant counted lots of hundred-dollar bills into my outstretched hand.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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After climbing into a stainless-steel tub, the attendant pulled a plug.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
Noun
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This is related to an incident that was at the Bridgeport Speedway earlier this afternoon and has no bearing on anything in Harrison Township at this time.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sunday, according to the department’s incident log.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As a corollary to this, programs produced by a platform’s documentary department are not eligible for a Daytime Emmy (submit them at News & Doc Emmys or Primetime Emmys instead).—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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The goal was to find a cinematic corollary for the tone of Hoover’s writing, which deals with heavy subject matter but has plenty of moments of levity.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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The consequences were manifold.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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This gap has real consequences, the authors argue.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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