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as in present
being within the confines of a specified place
a surprise arrest of the operator of an illegal gambling joint and all attending employees
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2
as in accompanying
present at the same time and place
dislikes flying and all of its attending inconveniences
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as in physician
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as in escorting
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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as in listening
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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as in watching
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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as in coinciding
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 attending
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
And that there are rules for the two attending.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Aug. 2025
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
For many, attending summer camp is a rite of passage.
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Derek H. Alderman,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
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Noun
Trying to gossip about an attending with an attending is, indeed, bold, but that’s our Santos!
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Emma Specter,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
And that there are rules for the two attending.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Alison Brie, Dave Franco and Christopher Mintz-Plasse posed together while attending the FIFA World Cup match between USA and Turkiye on June 25.
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Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
For many, attending summer camp is a rite of passage.
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Derek H. Alderman,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attending
Adjective
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Parisi argued that Blake Rakela acted in self-defense and was protecting his girlfriend and father, who were both present when Styles allegedly threatened them while holding a tire iron.
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The press event was organized by his congressional office, but his campaign staff also was present — as was Luke Bronin, the former Hartford mayor challenging Larson.
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Adam Martin remembers taking boxes of Panini stickers and their accompanying World Cup albums to a Formula 1 race in May, shortly after his collectibles shop had received a shipment and long before the tournament was to begin.
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Typically, a player of Brown’s status would be enough to push such a package over the top, a replacement leading man and accompanying draft assets.
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Her physicians advised against hormone replacement therapy (HRT) but offered few solutions.
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While portals offer a vital communication channel for patients facing long appointment wait times, the cognitive load on physicians is immense.
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And then there's a southern route that the United States military has been escorting ships through for several weeks.
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The former talent manager was pictured escorting her out of the premiere afterparty on April 7.
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One of his sons, True, has become an unlikely but trusted source of feedback, spending months listening to early versions of the album during school drop-offs and car rides.
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That’s why the team is listening to offers for 24-year-old RFA Braden Schneider.
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Political analysts will also be closely watching the dynamic between Colombia and Venezuela.
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There are various theories, but there's a certain amount of this kind of behavior that definitely bears watching.
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Boston University is hosting 32 Norwegians for 10 weeks, until mid-August, in the Gründerskolen Norway entrepreneurship program, coinciding with the premier global soccer tournament.
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He had been sidelined by a right hamstring strain since late May, coinciding with the Rays’ majors-worst-matching 8-16 run.
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This implies that the artificial intelligence investment boom and the attendant surge in semiconductor stocks will continue.
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The group is particularly interested in suspending, fracturing, and reconstructing time through which othered bodies and identities pass, and in exploring the attendant emerging fissures.
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“Attending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attending. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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