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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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2
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
Residents require direct supervision, as in a senior surgeon (a.k.a., an attending) in the room with them.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 17 Dec. 2025
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Other celebrities attending the screening included Riley Keough and Eric Cantona.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2026
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Noun
Trying to gossip about an attending with an attending is, indeed, bold, but that’s our Santos!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
Residents require direct supervision, as in a senior surgeon (a.k.a., an attending) in the room with them.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
Nelson also asked Stapp if union members attending the conferences often network with each other and if business gets conducted at the events.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Other celebrities attending the screening included Riley Keough and Eric Cantona.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attending
Adjective
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As a maker, these opposing qualities are persistent and present throughout every part of the process.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Through this narrative strand, Dusabejambo, working with co-writer Delphine Agut and her incredible ensemble of actors, compellingly explore the ways in which wounds linger beyond just those people physically present during the atrocities.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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On Thursday, a tipster sent us a copy of a similar bulletin drafted by Nissan in anticipation of a similar supply crunch—and an accompanying price hike for service departments.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
15 May 2026
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The open floor plan meanders its way around to a cozy family room and a formal dining room, along with a spacious vaulted kitchen featuring Shaker-style cabinetry with gold pulls, an eat-in island, an apron-front sink, and an accompanying breakfast nook.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Another physician, Patrick LaRochelle, 46, is thought to have been exposed through a second patient and is being flown from Congo to Bulovka Hospital, in the Czech capital, Prague, according to Serge.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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Entire dimensions of physician quality — judgment, communication, professionalism, leadership, resilience, bedside manner, decision-making under pressure — are dismissed as irrelevant ‘woke’ distractions.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Other officers could be seen escorting children and an adult from the center.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Cabrera carefully handed bags of belongings to soldiers escorting a small group of families returning home to gather their things.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Verb
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My own research in the Princeton Music Cognition Lab peels back the everyday experience of imagining something while listening to music to identify a striking case of this collision between the individual and the collective.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The Soundstage feature mimics spatial audio, creating a deeper, wider soundstage when listening.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
Verb
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The show’s characters idled away their time watching programs like Years of Our Days to Live.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Severe storms are expected Monday evening into overnight across the Kansas City region, and while that’s forecasters’ main concern, the National Weather Service is also watching a conditional chance for a few thunderstorms to pop up near the Kansas-Missouri line mid-afternoon.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
Verb
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There are plans to install more at other parks and venues coinciding with July Fourth and Veterans Day.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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His comments come as the first ceasefire struck in the Russia-Ukraine war, a three-day period coinciding with the celebration of Victory Day, commemorating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Yenor’s suggestion that feminism—with its attendant horrors of work outside the home, birth control, and financial independence—has made women neurotic and dependent on pharmaceuticals is now an article of faith on the right.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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At the risk of sounding wishy-washy like Thomas Mann at his worst moments, that understanding of the full spectrum of experience in both types of society and all the attendant nuances that made neither order much better or worse than the other comes across affectingly here.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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“Attending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attending. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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