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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
Drivers should turn north at Southwest 112th Avenue and follow parking attendants into the general parking area.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
While pay ranges depending on exact position, collective bargaining agreements across New York City hotels have secured upward of $40/hour for some positions, including room attendants.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
In the baby’s room, machines accumulated, along with all the attendants who cared for the machines.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s brought back to Monster Laundry in midtown and handed off to service attendants who wash items using their washing machines, or extractors, before placing them in the dryer to complete the cycle.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
While pay ranges depending on exact position, collective bargaining agreements across New York City hotels have secured upward of $40/hour for some positions, including room attendants.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
In the baby’s room, machines accumulated, along with all the attendants who cared for the machines.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s brought back to Monster Laundry in midtown and handed off to service attendants who wash items using their washing machines, or extractors, before placing them in the dryer to complete the cycle.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendants
Noun
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Unlike tundra buggy tours elsewhere in the Arctic, Seal River guests head out twice a day on foot, single file, accompanied by three guides.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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The nonprofit built its existing FAFSA chatbot by training it with the hefty guides and updates the federal government releases each year.—
jsonline.com,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Long, curved hushpuppies and tangy red slaw are the classic accompaniments.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Protect trees with tree guards, fencing, and frequent applications of a deterrent.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Here, to avoid drawing attention, interrogators and guards dressed as civilians, uniformed personnel were prohibited and unmarked vans and other regular vehicles moved prisoners in and out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The press office also cannot accommodate waves requests or escorts at this time.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Squadron name revived Labeling the drone unit as the 431st squadron revives a name that traces back to World War II, when it was activated in 1943 as the 431st Fighter Squadron in Australia, flying long-range P-38 Lightning fighters as escorts for US bombers in the Pacific theater.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Devotees give their lives over to the dictates of their AI companions, and some even profess undying love to their digital counterparts, relationships that have led to tragedy.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Attendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendants. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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