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as in guides
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy
let the hotel attendant help them with their bags
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as in accompaniments
something that is found along with something else
disease is the inevitable attendant of poor sanitation
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Recent Examples of attendants
Lots typically open three to four hours before the event, and attendants direct drivers to the next available spot.
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System Process,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Everyone from groundskeepers to gym attendants greeted guests and were helpful if needed.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
Reyes was charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants and assault within maritime and territorial jurisdiction, according to a CNN report.
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Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Cabin attendants discovered Kepner's body, prosecutors say, wrapped in bedding and partially hidden under a bed, with a box of life vests positioned to obscure it.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
The combination of attendants and police officers directing traffic seemed to have worked.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Hytes, Season 13’s winner Symone, and Season 15’s Marcia Marcia Marcia, who is credited in the film by her real name Marty Lauter, play a trio of snobbish train attendants on the luxurious Glamazonian Hyper Speed Rail.
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Matthew Huff,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
The union representing the workers said on Friday its members, including cashiers, concession workers, bartenders, dishwashers, cooks and food attendants, voted 96% in favor of a strike.
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Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
6 June 2026
He is charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants and assault within maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
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Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
System Process,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Everyone from groundskeepers to gym attendants greeted guests and were helpful if needed.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
Reyes was charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants and assault within maritime and territorial jurisdiction, according to a CNN report.
—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Cabin attendants discovered Kepner's body, prosecutors say, wrapped in bedding and partially hidden under a bed, with a box of life vests positioned to obscure it.
—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
The combination of attendants and police officers directing traffic seemed to have worked.
—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Hytes, Season 13’s winner Symone, and Season 15’s Marcia Marcia Marcia, who is credited in the film by her real name Marty Lauter, play a trio of snobbish train attendants on the luxurious Glamazonian Hyper Speed Rail.
—
Matthew Huff,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
The union representing the workers said on Friday its members, including cashiers, concession workers, bartenders, dishwashers, cooks and food attendants, voted 96% in favor of a strike.
—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
6 June 2026
He is charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants and assault within maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendants
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The app also offers travel guides and organizes your daily itinerary, keeping all your plans in one place.
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Sheridan bought several travel guides to different countries for research, and the duo got to work.
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Or go light and slurpable with mul naeng myun (number 7), in which those same noodles and accompaniments are set in a light beef broth loaded with ice.
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Bo ssam, a Korean family-style dish that pairs tender pork belly, leafy wrappers and a table of accompaniments, makes a fun dinner party meal.
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The 2026 class has been considered one of the deepest and most talented in recent memory, headlined by a quartet of generational one-and-dones as well as explosive guards and elite veteran forwards.
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After the top four picks, the draft was considered wide open with a logjam of talented guards.
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Leonard said different kids from the Ryogoku Soccer Academy will be on the pitch for that as player escorts, but perhaps Messi will want to enlist Enoch.
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In March, shortly after a federal judge ruled that a previous set of Hegseth’s press restrictions were unconstitutional, the Pentagon implemented a new set of interim guidelines, including the one requiring press escorts.
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Or through the eyes of her new companions, like Beef Roger Crummchuk.
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Another 54% turned to their AI companions for advice on life skills.
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“Attendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendants. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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