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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
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
The sheer volume of top-level exhibitions that open in the Queen of the Adriatic this week is staggering—the opening of La Biennale and all the attendant fanfare is often referred to as the biggest event in visual culture.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026
Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
The service From always-smiling front desk staff to ultra-attentive housekeeping attendants, the service is a highlight.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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Adjective
At the risk of sounding wishy-washy like Thomas Mann at his worst moments, that understanding of the full spectrum of experience in both types of society and all the attendant nuances that made neither order much better or worse than the other comes across affectingly here.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
The sheer volume of top-level exhibitions that open in the Queen of the Adriatic this week is staggering—the opening of La Biennale and all the attendant fanfare is often referred to as the biggest event in visual culture.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026
Noun
Reyes has been charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants and assault within maritime and territorial jurisdiction, court records show.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
The service From always-smiling front desk staff to ultra-attentive housekeeping attendants, the service is a highlight.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 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 front camera can film each swing and play it back on a screen that offers frame-by-frame analysis of technique, with footage sharable to coaches via an accompanying app.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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More and more people are prioritizing health and wellness while seeking to signal such values (and their accompanying habits) to the outside world as a form of social currency.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has released international dining guides since 2002.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Then be sure to read our picks of the best telescopes and binoculars for exploring the night sky, along with our beginner's guide to observing the moon!—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The menu consists of six or so cocktails for parties of up to six guests, served over a two-hour period with light appetizers and accompaniments like Taiwanese chicken nuggets topped with caviar.—
Mike Jordan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 June 2026
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The best accompaniment to Le Burger is the Samkus.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The Iran war and the consequent global surge in energy prices is having a ripple effect on the war in Ukraine.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The consequent disruptions ground some airports to a near-halt, while others contended with security lines that snaked out into parking lots and lasted upward of four hours.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Families were told the goal is to do the safe escorts in one day during 2-hour windows.—
Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Chatfield’s son Rhodes arrived approximately two hours after his dad’s police escort.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The news came as a shock, given that the government had never identified serious deficiencies in the management of NCAR and its associated supercomputing center in Wyoming.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Clicking on any individual facility opens a side panel displaying its name, address, associated organizations and most recent climate reading.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Liveried guards greet you at the grand entrance and breeze through ‘hello’ in any number of languages.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The Illini have the nation’s best backup big in Zvonimir Ivisic and need to hit on just one or two of their four freshman guards to round out the rotation.—
CJ Moore
June 2,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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“Attendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendant. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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