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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
In the light rail’s early days, CATS attendants checked tickets frequently enough that people assumed the risk of getting slapped with a fare evasion fee was too high, McCrory said.
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Four of the five campsites have flush toilets, hot showers, and camp attendants (from $40 per person, plus a $40 daily park entrance fee per person and a $15 daily vehicle entry fee).
—Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
The Teamsters union includes cooks and other food service workers, as well as groundskeepers, janitors, parking attendants, maintenance workers, mechanics and more.
—Emma McNamee, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
At the end of the episode, tragedy strikes when Robbie’s latest robbery ends in one of his henchmen and all of the drug house’s attendants dying.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
The attendants are about 70% women.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Flynn led a hearing in early 2020 that addressed suicide prevention measures for high-rise parking garages, focusing on whether railings, signage, cameras and training for attendants should be required.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Four of the five campsites have flush toilets, hot showers, and camp attendants (from $40 per person, plus a $40 daily park entrance fee per person and a $15 daily vehicle entry fee).
—Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
The Teamsters union includes cooks and other food service workers, as well as groundskeepers, janitors, parking attendants, maintenance workers, mechanics and more.
—Emma McNamee, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
At the end of the episode, tragedy strikes when Robbie’s latest robbery ends in one of his henchmen and all of the drug house’s attendants dying.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
The attendants are about 70% women.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Flynn led a hearing in early 2020 that addressed suicide prevention measures for high-rise parking garages, focusing on whether railings, signage, cameras and training for attendants should be required.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendants
Noun
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Close enough to feel, far enough that our guides only laughed.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Calling on your spirit guides, guardian angels, or ancestors?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bolsonaro is under house arrest, surrounded by guards to prevent him from fleeing to a foreign embassy to request asylum.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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The latter option is particularly tantalizing because both guards offer valuable skills that could help a playoff hopeful be even more formidable in 2025-26.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The late producer Steve Bing introduced them, and Sheen became a frequent client of Fleiss’s, paying thousands and thousands for the company of her escorts.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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These drones serve as armed escorts, decoys, and intelligence sources.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Guide dogs that assist people with blindness or partial sightedness are a powerful reminder of the bond humans have formed with our four-legged companions.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Attendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendants. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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