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as in resultant
coming as a result
dreaded the coming flu season and the attendant flood of school absences
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as in accompanying
present at the same time and place
the movie stars' divorce and the attendant press coverage about it
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as in accompaniment
something that is found along with something else
disease is the inevitable attendant of poor sanitation
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Recent Examples of attendant
Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
Enter the statement pin, which stars wear to show their allegiance to a cause and spread awareness while still attending to their professional obligations, and ideally using the attendant attention for a greater purpose.
—Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
At 16, Giuffre got a job as a locker room attendant at a nearby resort, Mar-a-Lago, where her father was a maintenance man.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The lack of individual cost caps can result in things like the drastic increase in utilization of such programs as attendant care, which was one of the drivers of the $1 billion budget shortfall in 2023.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
Enter the statement pin, which stars wear to show their allegiance to a cause and spread awareness while still attending to their professional obligations, and ideally using the attendant attention for a greater purpose.
—Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
The Little Caesars Arena locker room attendants don’t have to question who will be the last Piston to leave.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
At 16, Giuffre got a job as a locker room attendant at a nearby resort, Mar-a-Lago, where her father was a maintenance man.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendant
Adjective
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This pace of growth means that every new generation of AI comes with an order-of-magnitude increase in energy, water demand and the resultant CO2 impact.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The resultant pollution from the Canadian blazes spread across Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and even reached as far as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Mississippi, according to the report.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The album cover art is a self portrait illustrated by him, as are the accompanying covers of each song featured in the physical releases of the LP.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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There’d be an accompanying video.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the President’s universe, action is instead taken as a guide for values.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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This guide breaks down what to look for, based on your backyard, and which ones are actually worth the investment.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Grand Lake originally operated as a venue for vaudeville entertainment and silent-film showings on a single screen, with musical accompaniment provided by a large Wurlitzer Hope Jones Unified Orchestral Organ.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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With roses snaked around the mic stands to match the roses on her cowboy hat, Kirke strummed acoustic guitar with minimal accompaniment — pedal steel guitar, bass and drums.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My encouragement of resistance to the draft resulted in my being indicted by the assistant U.S. attorney in my hometown of Pensacola, and my consequent decision to immigrate to Canada.—
Philip Mullins,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Reversing these toxic incentives would go a long way to reducing the overmedicalization and consequent overprescription with which MAHA is concerned.—
Dr. James S. Gordon,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The company must notify the city of every truck trip and will need an escort, according to the agreement with the city.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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That Hayley — who reveals herself to be a former escort hired by Whitney — plays such a pivotal role as both a convenient victim and the one who actually procures young women for Whitney’s blackmail schemes is another point where reality and fiction begin to dovetail.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Russia-friendly states Hungary and Slovakia have shunned efforts to outlaw Russian supplies, and have continued to import Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline, and gas via associated transit lines, that run through Ukraine.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Amodei has said that the supply-chain risk label, historically reserved for foreign adversaries and associated companies that cannot be trusted in critical industries, has never before been publicly applied to an American company.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In these situations, fire watch guards may be assigned to monitor the property when regular staff is unavailable.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Smart played his usual smothering defense, doing a very good job in limiting Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards to just 14 points on two-for-15 shooting from the field and one-for-10 from three-point range.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Attendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendant. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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