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as in to escort
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
children using the pool must be accompanied by a parent at all times
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Recent Examples of accompany
In an interview that accompanied the photo shoot, Carpenter addressed criticisms regarding her risqué image and performances.
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Michael Nied, People.com, 27 June 2025
They were also accompanied by escort ships to ensure the crew's safety, supplying fresh water twice during the voyage.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
The drop-in program is for children 3 to 8 years old with an accompanying adult.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
The Panglossian financial projections will be accompanied by tectonic socioeconomic and psychological change.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Michael Nied, People.com, 27 June 2025
They were also accompanied by escort ships to ensure the crew's safety, supplying fresh water twice during the voyage.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
The drop-in program is for children 3 to 8 years old with an accompanying adult.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
The Panglossian financial projections will be accompanied by tectonic socioeconomic and psychological change.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompany
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Just before noon, CNN affiliate aerial footage showed the final vans being escorted out of this area.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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And in some regions close to the border, the escorting drone may now be a weapon.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Another positive is the ratings, which averaged 455,000 viewers on CBS across all 10 weeks and 512,000 when not coinciding with the Summer Olympics last year.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The release coincides with a new graphic novel, The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake, written by Aykroyd’s daughter Stella, Luke Pisano (son of Belushi’s widow, Judy Belushi Pisano), and filmmaker and writer James Werner.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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The law also calls for school districts to share referendum revenue with charter schools attended by students in their district beginning in 2028.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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This summer, Baggio attended both of Boca Juniors’ Club World Cup games at the Hard Rock Stadium.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
Verb
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What happens next will now depend on what Iran chooses to do next.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 June 2025
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The compression of the NBA Finals, draft and free agency cycles into a two-week sip from the firehose unfortunately necessitates that moves like this happen now.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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And club captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen is first on the list of those the club would like to see leave before the end of the transfer window.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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The actress’ hair was styled with the controversial side part, a look that’s seen a resurgence as of late.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
26 June 2025
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The levels of perspective framework developed by Dr. Daniel Kim, who's an advisor for my company, brings mental models to the surface for alignment so that organizations can create the right systemic structures.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The storms may bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches).—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2025
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“Accompany.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompany. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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