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 song co-produced by Lorde and Jim-E Stack — her main collaborator on the upcoming Virgin album due out on June 27 — builds from the alluring, subtle bass accompaniment to a noisy rumble as burbling keyboards and distant drums bubble up alongside cello from Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 May 2025
Patriotic tunes from the symphony, sometimes with vocal accompaniment, led up to Tchaikovsky’s overture, complete with blasting cannons, to usher in more blasts from a fireworks show that lit up the sky over the Liberty Memorial tower.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025
Featuring live piano accompaniment by Makia Matsumura.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
The superb libretto by Simon Robson (based on a scenario by Braham Murray) is a clever series of short flashbacks of Schoenberg’s life, with film accompaniment.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 May 2025
Patriotic tunes from the symphony, sometimes with vocal accompaniment, led up to Tchaikovsky’s overture, complete with blasting cannons, to usher in more blasts from a fireworks show that lit up the sky over the Liberty Memorial tower.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025
Featuring live piano accompaniment by Makia Matsumura.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
The superb libretto by Simon Robson (based on a scenario by Braham Murray) is a clever series of short flashbacks of Schoenberg’s life, with film accompaniment.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
Noun
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Integration with Transit: AVs should serve as a complement to, not a replacement for, public transportation.—
Regina Clewlow,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Heat mainstays Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro were believed to be off-limits in any potential trade for Durant, with the thought that Durant would have arrived as a complement to the two.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Many venues are proudly dog-friendly, ensuring that even your furry companion can walk the aisle or share in your special moments.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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As temperatures tick up across California, pet owners could be putting their animal companions in danger.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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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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They’re also vexed by the vehicles’ human attendants, who work in large lots located in residential areas and loudly vacuum the taxis between fares.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
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Certain students in Work Experience Education programs — or those working as personal attendants such as babysitters — may be allowed to work up to eight hours on a school day.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
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The incident occurred on the stroke of full time at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte as Rudiger and Cabral had tussled in the Pachuca penalty area, and the Madrid defender went to ground holding his face.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The incident was reported Saturday at 3:17 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 3:24 p.m.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2025
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The corollary of all these events is that Nyaan ends up with Kycilia, by way of Olivier, and Machu with Challia.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
21 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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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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But appealing to both audiences has led to an unintended consequence: clubs playing in conditions many have never encountered before.—
Emma Moon,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2025
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Federal agencies including the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have warned of strict consequences for doctors and hospitals providing care opposed by the administration.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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