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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 2025, New Jersey had more than 1,900 gas stations and roughly 10,000 workers in the Auto & Watercraft Service Attendant category, which includes gas station attendants.
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Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
The book follows people with disabilities who attend an adult day care center in Southern California as well as some of the neurotypical attendants who care for them.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
In 16th-century Italy, Roman merchants reportedly partnered with cardinals’ papal conclave attendants to wager on who would be named the new pope.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
But a catastrophic ‘Stormganza’ threatens to derail the high-speed train, and the duo have to join forces with the snobby first class attendants and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to save the day in this wild ride of camp and comedy.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Nuns often served as birth attendants to women in their communities.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
And by Valentine’s Day 1974, more than 3,000 Californians, from gas station attendants to hotel bellhops, were out of work.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
All the while, attendants processed passengers with an efficiency that felt more perfunctory than polite.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
Alexi and Lorra Jorden love the personal care attendants who come to their home to assist Alexi with a range of daily activities.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
The book follows people with disabilities who attend an adult day care center in Southern California as well as some of the neurotypical attendants who care for them.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
In 16th-century Italy, Roman merchants reportedly partnered with cardinals’ papal conclave attendants to wager on who would be named the new pope.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
But a catastrophic ‘Stormganza’ threatens to derail the high-speed train, and the duo have to join forces with the snobby first class attendants and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to save the day in this wild ride of camp and comedy.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Nuns often served as birth attendants to women in their communities.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
And by Valentine’s Day 1974, more than 3,000 Californians, from gas station attendants to hotel bellhops, were out of work.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
All the while, attendants processed passengers with an efficiency that felt more perfunctory than polite.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
Alexi and Lorra Jorden love the personal care attendants who come to their home to assist Alexi with a range of daily activities.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendants
Noun
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In an effort to help find who is responsible, Lynch and other local guides have been pooling money to fund a reward.—
Kubie Brown,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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Through in-store workshops, instructional guides and later online tutorials, the brand encouraged homeowners to take on projects that might previously have required professional contractors.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The songs, which in the original serve to introduce each cat’s personality, now operate as loose accompaniments to various categories at the ball.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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The pianist and vocal coach Bénédicte Jourdois, NYFOS’s associate artistic director, assisted with the accompaniments and with the stage patter, of which there is always a fair amount.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Suarez will be fighting for time on a roster that is loaded with forwards and big guards.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Pebley believes her Latson will learn a lot from two of the craftiest guards in the game.—
John Davis,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The women, known as the Gilgo Beach Four, were all escorts in their early to mid-20s who went missing between 2007 and 2010.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Most of the victims had been working as escorts in the Tri-State Area before going missing.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While this makes alliums great companions for most vegetables and herbs, asparagus and alliums just don’t mix.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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Implications for humans What should humans take away from episodes in which their closest genetic relatives turn on their companions?—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Attendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendants. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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