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
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Family classes are designed for children ages 9 to 15 to take alongside an accompanying adult and cover a variety of topics like French cuisine and pastries.
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Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
The accompanying bathroom sports a double vanity, a soaking tub, and a porthole window that reflects the nautical setting.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
24 June 2026
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Adjective
Family classes for children ages 9 to 15 require an accompanying adult and cover topics like French cuisine and pastries, while a separate kids-only class for ages 6 to 12 currently focuses on chocolate treats.
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Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Family classes are designed for children ages 9 to 15 to take alongside an accompanying adult and cover a variety of topics like French cuisine and pastries.
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Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
Verb
The same story set in the ’90s is retold, but this time with accompanying art by Bethany Crandall.
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Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
The accompanying bathroom sports a double vanity, a soaking tub, and a porthole window that reflects the nautical setting.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanying
Adjective
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This implies that the artificial intelligence investment boom and the attendant surge in semiconductor stocks will continue.
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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.
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And then there's a southern route that the United States military has been escorting ships through for several weeks.
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The former talent manager was pictured escorting her out of the premiere afterparty on April 7.
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Boston University is hosting 32 Norwegians for 10 weeks, until mid-August, in the Gründerskolen Norway entrepreneurship program, coinciding with the premier global soccer tournament.
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He had been sidelined by a right hamstring strain since late May, coinciding with the Rays’ majors-worst-matching 8-16 run.
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This total encompasses the energy output alongside its associated capacity and environmental attributes.
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The reality, however, of running and building a business and all the associated performance management, which most politicians know absolutely nothing about, is very different.
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Their first meeting led to a friendship that has only grown outside of the arena, with Brunson and Marks even attending the premiere of Hargitay's documentary My Mom Jayne at the Tribeca Festival last year.
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Lili Cuevas has been attending camp for the last four years and always brings a special companion with her.
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The journey in seeing a friend’s city anew becomes another way of seeing home.
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On June 9, witnesses reported seeing a man start a small brush fire in a field behind the Wal-Mart on Camino Arroyo, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
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“Accompanying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanying. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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