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
Leaning back and to his right, with his guitar neck up, Beck stared down the conductor as the evening’s orchestral accompaniment drew to a close in spectacular fashion.
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Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The exhibit staff plays an audio accompaniment to supplement the viewing experience.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Gaumont and the Origins of Motion Pictures, featuring early works by Alice Guy-Blaché and Émile Cohl with live accompaniment by Michael Mortilla.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
The bass response is rich, buttery, and natural, while the warm yet clear top end provides pristine detail for a brilliant accompaniment across your catalog.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
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Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The exhibit staff plays an audio accompaniment to supplement the viewing experience.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Gaumont and the Origins of Motion Pictures, featuring early works by Alice Guy-Blaché and Émile Cohl with live accompaniment by Michael Mortilla.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
The bass response is rich, buttery, and natural, while the warm yet clear top end provides pristine detail for a brilliant accompaniment across your catalog.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
Noun
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Dill is an easy herb to grow and its unique anise flavor complements salads and meats and adds tang to a jar of pickles.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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The company frames its program as a complement to deeper investments in housing and quality of life, and the beginning of a new method towards development.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Team-mates Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo and Mohammed Kudus, who joined rivals Tottenham Hotspur for £55m, were close companions during Summerville’s rehab.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The outdoor competition, which is organized by World Athletics, is often seen as a companion event to the Olympics, bringing together the very best track and field athletes in the world.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 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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Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the concomitant rise in oil prices led to a 180-degree turn in Biden’s approach toward Riyadh.—
F. Gregory Gause III,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Aug. 2024
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These cabanas fit up to 12 guests and come with shaded seating, towels, a personal safe, and a dedicated attendant to keep the food and drinks flowing.—
Martie Bowser,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Along with Jay comes an entourage of attendants, among them his manager, Ron Sukenick (Adam Sandler); his publicist, Liz (Laura Dern); and his hair and makeup person, Phoebe (Emily Mortimer, who co-wrote the script with Baumbach).—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Wembley incident, however, has prompted far broader criticism and reignited debate around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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The incident came after the aide saw federal agents detaining migrants outside a courtroom in the same building as Nadler's office.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The start and stops of working the post in basketball, using his body, taking advantage of his reach and size, has a direct corollary in rushing the passer.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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If the experience of illness is inevitably one of sapping solipsism, caretaking is its life-giving corollary.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 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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The decisions ultimately have dire consequences for both the erstwhile pals and everyone else living on Inisherin.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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But the then-21-year-old soon felt the consequences of his overnight fame.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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