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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
Aside from being the youngest Olympic champion in freestyle skiing, Gu also attends Stanford University, having scored a 1580 on her SAT.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Among the agencies assisting are the Transportation Safety Administration, Customs and Border Protection, the Coast Guard and the Secret Service, if the president attends.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
LaMonte McLemore of the 5th Dimension attends the grand opening of Catfish Alley Restaurant on April 14, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Grew up in Colorado Springs, currently attends the University of Colorado — Colorado Springs.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Sunday, someone who attends church with Nancy Guthrie called the family to report that the 84-year-old never made it to services, the sheriff said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
The Fort Worth university is not just set dressing in the Paramount+ series, but a central location where one of the main characters attends school.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, in London, Margot Robbie promotes Wuthering Heights while her costar Jacob Elordi attends an event for Frankenstein.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
On both page and stage, Benedict attends a party where Sophie is working, defends her against her lecherous employer, then whisks them both away to his cottage, where Benedict recovers from an injury sustained in the confrontation.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Among the agencies assisting are the Transportation Safety Administration, Customs and Border Protection, the Coast Guard and the Secret Service, if the president attends.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
LaMonte McLemore of the 5th Dimension attends the grand opening of Catfish Alley Restaurant on April 14, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Grew up in Colorado Springs, currently attends the University of Colorado — Colorado Springs.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Sunday, someone who attends church with Nancy Guthrie called the family to report that the 84-year-old never made it to services, the sheriff said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
The Fort Worth university is not just set dressing in the Paramount+ series, but a central location where one of the main characters attends school.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, in London, Margot Robbie promotes Wuthering Heights while her costar Jacob Elordi attends an event for Frankenstein.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
On both page and stage, Benedict attends a party where Sophie is working, defends her against her lecherous employer, then whisks them both away to his cottage, where Benedict recovers from an injury sustained in the confrontation.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attends
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Brundage accompanies his narrative of evolving prison policies with voices and stories of individual men.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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The editorial accompanies a study that analyzed data from all of Connecticut’s census block groups, looking at the median travel time to the nearest opioid treatment program by car and public transit.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
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Our son listens quietly, absorbing this history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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The boyfriend’s really sexy and loving and listens, and the husband’s really stable and good with the kids.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rodriguez works at an after-school program in Orange County and supervises third graders.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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The position directly supervises all parole agent specialists and parole agent supervisors assigned to the Division of Training Unit.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 5,
Sacbee.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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That was the preliminary benchmark revision, an annual first-look estimate that coincides with the release of the first-quarter QCEW data.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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That trend coincides with an increasingly powerful presidency and a Supreme Court majority that encouraged it.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nevertheless, the Heat hears the angry fan and understands.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yet the public rarely hears this context.—
Carol L. Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the plaintiff, questioned Mosseri on Wednesday about whether Instagram chooses profits over the health and safety of minors and whether Mosseri oversees an app that hooks younger users.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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There’s more, including Nolte’s Money, a dad-like presence who oversees Davis’ stints.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The airplane door is closed, the steps are pulled away, and eventually Benson watches as the flight takes off.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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Schneider watches the games from the owner’s suite, and when things go wrong, Allen turns to him with wide-eyed disbelief that speaks the universal language of a passionate fan.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Hongkong Land remains one of the largest landlords in Central; the developer manages about $50 billion of assets overall.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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This layer assigns goals, manages priorities, and optimizes overall operations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Attends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attends. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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