as in attendant
present at the same time and place
you can enjoy your video games in here, but preferably without the accompanying sound effects
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1
as in escorting
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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2
as in coinciding
to occur or exist at the same time
a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold
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Recent Examples of accompanying
Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
While conferences have sued member schools in the past, those disputes have usually related to conference realignment, namely member schools trying to jump to another conference and accompanying breach of contract and antitrust issues.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 June 2026
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
Officers arrived to find a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds and a man with a stab wound on his chest, according to a probable cause affidavit accompanying the murder charge.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
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Adjective
Approving Waukegan’s first budget in recent memory, showing a cash surplus, neither the spending plan nor the accompanying salary ordinance approving pay for management and non-union personnel received a unanimous vote from the City Council.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
While conferences have sued member schools in the past, those disputes have usually related to conference realignment, namely member schools trying to jump to another conference and accompanying breach of contract and antitrust issues.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 June 2026
Verb
Both Sorsby, who now must convince the NFL to hold a supplemental draft for him, and Cincinnati might have reason to negotiate a settlement and an accompanying confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
Officers arrived to find a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds and a man with a stab wound on his chest, according to a probable cause affidavit accompanying the murder charge.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanying
Adjective
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The group is particularly interested in suspending, fracturing, and reconstructing time through which othered bodies and identities pass, and in exploring the attendant emerging fissures.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 June 2026
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Serious car accidents spiked in the pandemic years, along with attendant medical costs, driving premiums up further.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
Verb
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French, American, British and other naval crews already have experience of escorting civilian ships through hostile fire in the region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Ladipo says 150 of their players will be escorting players at the eight games at Atlanta Stadium.—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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The campus will open to the public on Friday, coinciding with the Juneteenth holiday.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The campus formally opens to the public on June 19, coinciding with Juneteenth.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Widow’s Bay aired within the Television Academy’s eligibility window so that enough episodes premiered in time for the show to qualify for the overall ballot (for comedy series and associated fields).—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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But a meteor shower is at its best when the Earth passes through the densest part of the associated cosmic debris, otherwise known as the shower's peak activity.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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People attending the trial would also be prohibited from reacting, gesturing, wearing distracting clothing, or otherwise disrupting proceedings.—
Matthew Davisson,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The royal, who was seen repeatedly blinking before jolting awake, was attending the annual ANZAC Day service at London's Westminster Abbey, which is held to commemorate Commonwealth soldiers from Australia, New Zealand and Canada who served and died in wars and peacekeeping operations.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Another patient, David Nurieli, described seeing elderly individuals forced to walk or be carried up three flights of stairs when the elevator fails.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Those concerns were amplified by Marsch only seeing his players every few months before the World Cup.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Accompanying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanying. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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