1
as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes
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2
as in to listen
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation
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as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own
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as in to coincide
to occur or exist at the same time
all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games
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Recent Examples of attend
According to state and district data, more schools attended by minority students, English language learners and low-income students face closure or consolidation under the plan San Jose officials announced earlier this month, while campuses with larger white student populations were largely spared.
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Thousands gathered in Minab on Tuesday to attend a mass funeral for the children killed in the strike.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Noble and Ballantyne never met in their native land, though Noble attended university with Ballantyne’s younger brother.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
And for families attending the World Cup together, Gulfstream Park Village offers family-friendly spaces including the Mardi Gras Village area and open-air plazas where children can stretch their legs while parents relax.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Thousands gathered in Minab on Tuesday to attend a mass funeral for the children killed in the strike.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Noble and Ballantyne never met in their native land, though Noble attended university with Ballantyne’s younger brother.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
And for families attending the World Cup together, Gulfstream Park Village offers family-friendly spaces including the Mardi Gras Village area and open-air plazas where children can stretch their legs while parents relax.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attend
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These regions are also the places already most exposed to rising seas and the risks that accompany them.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Little emphasized the need to ease property taxes in a letter accompanying his signature but criticized Moyle’s approach as rushed and overly complex.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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This is a time of listening to your inner voice and using it as a catalyst to evolve.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Whatever the shape of your connections, listening first helps both sides grasp the heart of the matter.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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For instance, if a textbook bores you, try watching a documentary!—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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Seismic and volcanic status Echinus’ return to activity coincides with the late-February eruption of the nearby Streamboat Geyser, the world’s tallest active geyser.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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His removal from office coincided with a sharp increase in violence.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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As a child, Bridges became an iconic symbol of school desegregation as she was escorted to and from the school by federal marshals.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Eventually, we were asked to leave our bags, notebooks and phones behind before we were escorted onto the set for an elimination challenge.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Explosions have also been heard in several other Iranian cities but the extent of the damage or if any senior officials were killed is still being determined.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Others didn’t want to hear explanation, suspicious of a larger culture that considers anti-Blackness the usual weather, on some psychic level, basically tolerable.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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For families, spatulas show up at nearly every meal — Saturday morning pancakes, after-school quesadillas, and yes, scraping every last bit of cake batter from the bowl (an activity most kids will happily supervise).—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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However, a hospital staff member reported that, in February, 2025, Adams asked the staff member to falsify about 25 documents claiming to have supervised medical procedures dating back months.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Mar. 2026
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Big questions answered Among those questions was who would ultimately oversee Berkshire's stock portfolio, an issue Abel addressed directly by stating that responsibility resides with him as CEO.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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Their parents established a studio in their hometown that was overseen by their mother after their father’s early demise.—
Bryan Barcena,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Attend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attend. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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