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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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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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
Ryan Brennan
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The accompanying video, which was shot in the punishing heat of rural Western Australia, leans into the project’s off-kilter visual language with dust, engines and chaos.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2026
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The accompanying video includes Usher's now-famous glitch dance move, which became a trend on TikTok two years ago.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
That remix, with its distinctive blend of Spanish and English and an iconic accompanying dance, became one of the defining pop culture moments of the decade.
—Ryan Brennan
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The accompanying video, which was shot in the punishing heat of rural Western Australia, leans into the project’s off-kilter visual language with dust, engines and chaos.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Mumford returned the favor by accompanying Mulligan to the Oscars in 2021, where she was nominated for Best Actress for her role in Promising Young Woman.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The accompanying video includes Usher's now-famous glitch dance move, which became a trend on TikTok two years ago.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanying
Adjective
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Liz Stearman, director of behavioral health for Humana, and other Medicaid experts repeatedly warned Kentucky officials that the state’s high spending on lower-level peer support and psychoeducation without the attendant clinical services wasn’t helping people seeking addiction treatment.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some of the best al pastor in Austin can be found at Paprika, but only on Saturdays, along with attendant lines that often start before the doors open.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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One third of Ireland’s gas stations are without supply, police are escorting convoys of oil trucks, and several of the country’s highways remain closed amid protests over rising fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The clip later showed police escorting the car's occupants from the pond to shore.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Their first album together, Celia & Johnny, cemented Cruz as the all-time salsa queen, coinciding with her vocal peak.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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Such extreme pessimism has historically acted as a contrarian indicator for markets, Hartnett said, with prior lows in sentiment coinciding with key turning points for equities, including in October 2023 and April 2025.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex last visited Australia in October 2018, on an official royal tour that included attending the Invictus Games in Sydney.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The event is at the heart of a sprawling legal battle, playing out across different fronts in Los Angeles and Australia, overshadowing The Deb, a feel-good movie about outback teens attending a debutante ball.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the San Gabriel Valley, residents of both incorporated cities and unincorporated areas have voiced their fears and anxieties about the number of data centers under consideration in the region and their associated impacts.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Even when arrests that could not be assigned to a location were attributed to the ZIP code that contained most of the associated road segment, 38118 still had the most immigration arrests.—
Wendi C. Thomas,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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Public school districts in Texas are almost one school year into the first statewide cellphone ban, and a North Texas school district is seeing positive impacts.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Why more Sacramento residents are seeking evaluation As public awareness changes, individuals who were formerly written off as chaotic, fragile, strange or unstable are now seeing those outdated stories from a contemporary perspective.—
Malana VanTyler,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Accompanying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanying. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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