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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
Son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, attends a demonstration to mark Jerusalem day in Tehran.
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Garrett Downs,azhar Sukri,emma Graham, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
The 6-year-old attends the California School for the Deaf in Fremont, said Thurmond, who condemned the deportation.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a plenary meeting of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force in Beijing on March 7, 2026.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Mattea Conforti will appear as Becka, a girl of humble origins who attends school with Gilead’s elite.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Marguerite Hershensohn, a 49-year-old beauty therapist, attends gun classes with her 21-year-old daughter, Nika.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
So during the warmup skate, before every Canucks game that Myers’ family attends, Garland waves at Tristan and then demonstrates a penalty for Tristan’s enjoyment.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The mayor made the announcement on social media Sunday, posting a video of a FaceTime call between him and an eighth-grade girl named Victoria who attends public school in Brooklyn.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
The Chiefs have a winning record when Swift attends their games.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Garrett Downs,azhar Sukri,emma Graham, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
The 6-year-old attends the California School for the Deaf in Fremont, said Thurmond, who condemned the deportation.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a plenary meeting of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force in Beijing on March 7, 2026.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Mattea Conforti will appear as Becka, a girl of humble origins who attends school with Gilead’s elite.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Marguerite Hershensohn, a 49-year-old beauty therapist, attends gun classes with her 21-year-old daughter, Nika.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
So during the warmup skate, before every Canucks game that Myers’ family attends, Garland waves at Tristan and then demonstrates a penalty for Tristan’s enjoyment.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The mayor made the announcement on social media Sunday, posting a video of a FaceTime call between him and an eighth-grade girl named Victoria who attends public school in Brooklyn.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
The Chiefs have a winning record when Swift attends their games.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attends
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There’s a different energy inside UConn women’s basketball practices as soon as the calendar turns to March, that signature buzz of anticipation and tension that accompanies the arrival of the postseason.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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The apocalypse Rosi presents is not just the legendary one that destroyed the ancient Roman town of the film’s title but an ongoing one that encompasses the calamities of our modern era as well as the rejuvenation that sometimes accompanies destruction.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wall Street also listens, as evidenced by huge swings in oil prices and the domestic markets over the past 48 hours.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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The company is expanding a new AI-powered assistant that listens to employee headset interactions and tracks how staff speak with customers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Executive Office for Immigration Review, which supervises the court, didn’t return a request for comment by press time.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jack Lang had been summoned to report on Sunday to the Foreign Ministry, which supervises the Arab World Institute, a cultural and research institution that promotes understanding of the Arab world.—
Reuters 13 hr ago,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The festival usually coincides with St Patrick’s Day — although not this year — and has become a showcase for Irish racing.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fashion’s literary obsession coincides with the viral analog bag, a toolkit for spending the day off of your phone.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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The adaptation of John Galsworthy’s novel, The Forsyte Saga, will head into production on Season 3 next month in the UK and on location in Europe, Deadline hears.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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Then the fighting older couple hears a camera’s click and looks up and sees their younger counterpart staring.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Charles Allen, the respected former chief executive of broadcaster ITV, resigned last week as chairman of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), the sport’s governing body, which licences participants, oversees disciplinary procedures and enforces the rules.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Estorino currently oversees international park operations at Disney theme park resorts in China, Japan and France.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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Around the same time, a young Paul Thomas Anderson watches The Basketball Diaries and sees potential.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Earlier in the day, a line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the state, prompting tornado warnings and watches across a large portion of Georgia.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The agency also offers Sabbath food boxes at no cost, refers individuals for health care and social services and manages a closet full of modest clothing for observant women.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The property feels deeply rooted in Highlands, North Carolina, yet manages to create its own intimate world behind stone walls and warmly lit hallways.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Attends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attends. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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