attendance

noun

Definition of attendancenext
as in attention
the condition of being attentive and ready to help The parents' attendance to their children's needs was remarkable.

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Recent Examples of attendance But the majority of the tickets sold were on opening weekend, encompassing some repeat viewing from diehards but also a lot of general audience attendance. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 July 2026 Yet Rodriguez isn’t a stickler for showing up to meetings herself, ranking near the bottom of her colleagues for attendance. — Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 If federal loans don’t cover your full cost of attendance, look into scholarships and grants offered by your school or outside organizations. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 24 July 2026 These changes cap how much graduate students can borrow and eliminate the current Graduate PLUS loan structure that has allowed many medical students to cover the full cost of attendance. — Gauri Gurumurthy, STAT, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for attendance
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  1. attention
  2. service
  3. assistance
Noun
  • The design is laid-back and a little bit funky, just like Austin, with minimalist furnishings, warm natural materials, and local artwork, plus floor-to-ceiling windows that draw your attention out to Austin’s natural beauty.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Too many brands exhaust their marketing budgets fighting for attention during the primary event when real power lies in owning the transitional micro-moment immediately following exertion.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of attention
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  • Energy is a key input into many goods and services given its broad use across the economy and so higher prices may fuel inflation.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Meta has always had to invest in the data centers that serve its popular social networking services to people all over the world.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of service
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  • The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance to locate a 21-year-old man prosecutors allege held another man against his will at Smithville Lake.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is leading the death investigation with assistance from local, state and federal agencies.
    — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of assistance

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“Attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendance. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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