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as in accompanies
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 listens
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 supervises
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 coincides
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 attends
Junior forward Emerson Burke has scored so many goals, often in dramatic fashion, that everyone who attends a Naperville Central game has come to expect something sensational from the Michigan commit.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Meanwhile, in New York City, Meg Ryan attends a Chanel luncheon and in Los Angeles, Andy Cohen hosts a Variety TV event.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Katie Holmes attends the Chanel Tribeca Festival Women’s Luncheon to celebrate the Through Her Lens Program at The Greenwich Hotel on Friday in New York City.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 5 June 2026
After eighteen months of crisis that saw historic urban fires, harassment by federal immigration authorities, and the generalized anxiety that attends a place where rents are high and services low, public transit inadequate and gas prices insane, the city’s vitality is flagging.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Jennifer Cleveland, a Wylie resident, has a daughter who attends Wylie ISD.
—Maven Navarro
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Scott Pelley attends the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration at Paramount Studios on May 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
—Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Gardner regularly attends watch parties, and Riggle, who lives in Los Angeles, tries to go to at least one game at Arrowhead Stadium a year in addition to seeing his Chiefs visit the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The Great American Beer Festival announced this week that tickets will go on sale to the public on June 25, but anyone who attends the 44-year-old fest in 2026 will find a very different atmosphere than in years past.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Meanwhile, in New York City, Meg Ryan attends a Chanel luncheon and in Los Angeles, Andy Cohen hosts a Variety TV event.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Katie Holmes attends the Chanel Tribeca Festival Women’s Luncheon to celebrate the Through Her Lens Program at The Greenwich Hotel on Friday in New York City.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 5 June 2026
After eighteen months of crisis that saw historic urban fires, harassment by federal immigration authorities, and the generalized anxiety that attends a place where rents are high and services low, public transit inadequate and gas prices insane, the city’s vitality is flagging.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Jennifer Cleveland, a Wylie resident, has a daughter who attends Wylie ISD.
—Maven Navarro
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Scott Pelley attends the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration at Paramount Studios on May 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
—Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Gardner regularly attends watch parties, and Riggle, who lives in Los Angeles, tries to go to at least one game at Arrowhead Stadium a year in addition to seeing his Chiefs visit the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The Great American Beer Festival announced this week that tickets will go on sale to the public on June 25, but anyone who attends the 44-year-old fest in 2026 will find a very different atmosphere than in years past.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attends
Verb
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Spending has held up, and the economy hasn’t shown the kind of demand collapse that typically accompanies recession-level income weakness.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The guide who accompanies you will happily memorialize your bravery (and your love) with the obligatory kissing shots along the way.—
Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Andreeva listens and nods, then returns to self-hate too often.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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This hour-long television documentary was based on a long interview from 1960 with French journalist Georges Belmont, in which Catherine Deneuve listens to the interview and responds.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Children typically only wear diapers during a transitional phase that coincides with their development of speech and movement, their first forays into social engagement.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The opening coincides with the peak of W hotel openings worldwide at the time.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Every hotel front desk in the world hears it, multiple times a day, in every language.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Products without publishing means offers nobody hears about.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The race will determine who oversees one of the nation’s largest municipal law offices, which provides legal advice to city officials, represents Los Angeles in litigation and prosecutes misdemeanor charges committed within city limits.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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As part of that, Malhotra oversees Snap’s international growth initiatives across North America, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Top talent watches whether your values show up in the moments that actually cost something.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Not just someone who’s there, who’s a bystander, and who just watches things happen.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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The group closely manages its propaganda and marketing with several guides that members must strictly adhere to.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Venue operator Live Nation — which manages more than 300 facilities across the country — initially hoped to build a permanent amphitheater nearby, but scrapped those plans in 2023 after the Irvine City Council ended negotiations.—
Clay Marshall,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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