1
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
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover star Tiffany Haddish attends the SI Swimsuit dinner hosted by KYU x Drinking Pig on May 29 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 31 May 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
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 29, 2026.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Glenn — who has been provided an apartment through Camillus housing programs — attends three classes each week, spending at least four hours per session.
—Sofia Baltodano
may 28, Miami Herald, 28 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
Ervin, who attends Mount Vernon Baptist Church, said he was struck by the pope’s humility.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Shane attends Olive Peirce Middle School, while Lance attends Ramona Elementary.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Congresswoman Nikema Williams attends the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation 2025 Good Trouble Gala at Flourish Atlanta on May 29, 2025, in Atlanta.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026
People Staff, PEOPLE, 31 May 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
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 29, 2026.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Glenn — who has been provided an apartment through Camillus housing programs — attends three classes each week, spending at least four hours per session.
—Sofia Baltodano
may 28, Miami Herald, 28 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
Ervin, who attends Mount Vernon Baptist Church, said he was struck by the pope’s humility.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Shane attends Olive Peirce Middle School, while Lance attends Ramona Elementary.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Congresswoman Nikema Williams attends the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation 2025 Good Trouble Gala at Flourish Atlanta on May 29, 2025, in Atlanta.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attends
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Big props also to editor Greg Ng, VFX supervisor Edward Douglas and the appropriate electronic score from Parsons and Edo van Breeman that accompanies this bizarro land full of constant noises that offer clues for what lies within these walls and behind these doors — or not.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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Tahrir al-Khatib said the joy that accompanies Eid has been silenced in Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 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
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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
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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
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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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Shange’s rainbow assemblage manages to be confrontational and conciliatory through a confessional accumulation that collapses poetry, movement, and ritual into a single and ever-changing event.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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One student, a behavioral neuroscience major, manages two jobs while pursuing a full course load.—
Marvin Krislov,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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