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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
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
Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
While stopping Trump from attending is likely a losing battle, at least there’s Jimmy Kimmel’s version of a Trump-less WHCD to watch in the meantime.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Apr. 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
Missy has been attending Spot’s Place for about four years.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
While stopping Trump from attending is likely a losing battle, at least there’s Jimmy Kimmel’s version of a Trump-less WHCD to watch in the meantime.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attending
Adjective
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The airbender has not been present in flushing thus far.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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This is exactly that kind of present.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The effort of arrival brings a sense of achievement and the accompanying drum roll imagined when reaching a special place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The accompanying video underscores that intimacy, pairing the track with a montage of archival photos and performance footage spanning Prince’s life and career.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For kids, saline nasal rinses and sprays are a gentler starting point recommended by Johns Hopkins pediatric physicians before moving to antihistamines.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Your primary care physician can walk you through the latest recommendations and answer any questions.—
Rachel Brown Kirkland,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Russian mission included two supersonic Tu-22M3s, as well as about 10 fighters — both SU-30s and SU-35s — that took turns escorting the larger strategic bombers, according to the statement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Northington allegedly threatened and then assaulted the deputy who was escorting him to his cell.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Gorka has said his workday begins with a drive to the White House while listening to his favorite podcast, hosted by pro-Trump military historian Victor Davis Hanson.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2026
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Here are a few more things Day enjoys learning about, listening to, and playing with her daughter.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Police wrote in the report that officers could not determine by watching the footage if Saint Remy was struck by the car.—
Updated April 20,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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In addition to those watching in person, many more will be following along from home.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But a subversive tradition took hold in the early nineteen-seventies, coinciding with the heyday of Saturday-morning cartoons and children’s educational television.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Called Jubilee Gold, the watch was conceived and developed in the maison’s Swiss workshop and part of a batch of new releases coinciding with the 100th anniversary celebration of the groundbreaking Oyster model.—
Charlie Boyd,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Tickets for the live awards show and its attendant events in Las Vegas are available here.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Liz Stearman, director of behavioral health for Humana, and other Medicaid experts repeatedly warned Kentucky officials that the state’s high spending on lower-level peer support and psychoeducation without the attendant clinical services wasn’t helping people seeking addiction treatment.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Attending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attending. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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