1
as in escorted
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes
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2
as in listened
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation
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3
as in watched
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own
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4
as in coincided
to occur or exist at the same time
all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games
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Recent Examples of attended
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
The breakfast will also be attended by approximately 30 high school juniors and seniors currently participating in THR’s Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Kourtney, described as a loyal friend and straight-A student who loved basketball, attended the Ewing Marion Kauffman School, a Kansas City charter school.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
The ceremony was held at Polimoda on Monday morning, attended by the designer’s family, director Massimiliano Giornetti, members of the academic community and students.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
In addition to the four men, a fifth suspect also voluntarily attended a police station to be interviewed following the raids.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The Grand Slam champion was among the stars who attended the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding in 2018.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
The meeting was widely attended by investment firms, hedge funds, and others interested in future business in Venezuela, said Rafael de la Cruz, the director of the US office of Machado and Edmundo González Urritia, who is recognized by the US as the winner of the last Venezuelan election.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The wedding was attended by about 100 guests in the iconic building’s Bard Room, according to Vogue.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
Dumont attended the Mavs game on Monday night against the Milwaukee Bucks.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
The breakfast will also be attended by approximately 30 high school juniors and seniors currently participating in THR’s Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Kourtney, described as a loyal friend and straight-A student who loved basketball, attended the Ewing Marion Kauffman School, a Kansas City charter school.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
The ceremony was held at Polimoda on Monday morning, attended by the designer’s family, director Massimiliano Giornetti, members of the academic community and students.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
In addition to the four men, a fifth suspect also voluntarily attended a police station to be interviewed following the raids.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The Grand Slam champion was among the stars who attended the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding in 2018.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
The meeting was widely attended by investment firms, hedge funds, and others interested in future business in Venezuela, said Rafael de la Cruz, the director of the US office of Machado and Edmundo González Urritia, who is recognized by the US as the winner of the last Venezuelan election.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The wedding was attended by about 100 guests in the iconic building’s Bard Room, according to Vogue.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attended
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In recent years, staff have complained of poor working conditions brought on by overcrowding, despite director Laurence des Cars’s 2023 move to cap attendance at 30,000 visitors daily, accompanied by a ticket price increase.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Any songs or artists listened to during a private session will not appear in your Wrapped summary.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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The dispatcher, along with five other Greenfield police employees who listened to a recording of the phone call, believed the voice belonged to Johnson.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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For years, 58-year-old Abel Linares watched his health slip away as kidney disease tightened its grip.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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But their arrival has coincided with a spike in housing prices, which has squeezed many locals out of the market.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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The rapper’s homecoming coincided with Montana’s 41st birthday.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
9 Nov. 2025
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McIntyre was escorted from the building by security.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Video shared by the news outlet showed the baby’s father in the back of the ambulance that escorted the mom and child away from the scene.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Democrats may also face a challenge from a case before the Supreme Court, which heard first in October, and a second set or oral arguments in early November.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The film’s title may be overstated, but there’s no denying the way the song’s message about longing, separation, and regret affected an inordinately wide range of people who heard it.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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One group of suits is being supervised by Kuhl.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Smith oversaw the department's division of fire prevention and community risk reduction, a job that gave him oversight of arson investigations, including the investigation last year into the blaze that damaged and closed parts of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge over the Ohio River.—
Aaron Valdez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 2023, the judge oversaw a jury trial that Epic won.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Attended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attended. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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