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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
Among students from families below the 95th income percentile with similar test scores, attendance rates at elite universities do not increase with income.
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Prasad Krishnamurthy, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Earlier this month, Swift's long-time collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff carefully evaded questions about his attendance.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Kalshi also detected that Santos had been placing bets against his own attendance, according to the source.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 June 2026
Jonas's Danny, a pop star, is in attendance at the wedding and ends up stealing one of Rick's songs to reignite his own career.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Prasad Krishnamurthy, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Earlier this month, Swift's long-time collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff carefully evaded questions about his attendance.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Kalshi also detected that Santos had been placing bets against his own attendance, according to the source.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 June 2026
Jonas's Danny, a pop star, is in attendance at the wedding and ends up stealing one of Rick's songs to reignite his own career.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for attendance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendance
Noun
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If Muntadas’s work expands the spectacle of self-exploitation to its wider social implications, Lord’s chapter in Media Hostages, Future Language, redirects this attention to the uninterested spectators passing by the billboard on the road.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday reiterated warnings of a possible massive Russian strike and urged residents to pay special attention to air raid alerts.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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On homelessness, Steyer wants to expand interim housing options and homeless services.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Wire services contributed to this report.—
Jon Becker,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Congressional assistance in the bid to fix college sports could be headed back to the drawing board.—
Fisher Isbell,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
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Only one person at a time can occupy a voting booth, unless a voter is accompanied by a child or is eligible to receive assistance, the California Secretary of State’s Office said.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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“Attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendance. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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