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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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
Denis Leary dons a brown leather jacket attends the Walt Disney Studios presentation at Cinemacon 2026 on April 16 in Las Vegas.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Nick attends most performances so far.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will begin their trip with a visit to a children’s hospital in Melbourne, before Meghan attends a women’s domestic violence shelter, their office said in a statement.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Johnson, who now attends USC, will receive a $10,000 scholarship as part of the recognition.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Authorities have not confirmed whether the suspect attends Natomas High School or has any connection to the campus, though investigators previously said the shooter was believed to be a student there.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The Chiefs have a winning record when Swift attends their games.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Laver, 86, lives in Southern California and typically attends the tournament with his family.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Studies have shown, for example, that the brain selectively attends to positive information, and that people tend to discount negative predictions in order to maintain an optimistic bias.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Nick attends most performances so far.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will begin their trip with a visit to a children’s hospital in Melbourne, before Meghan attends a women’s domestic violence shelter, their office said in a statement.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Johnson, who now attends USC, will receive a $10,000 scholarship as part of the recognition.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Authorities have not confirmed whether the suspect attends Natomas High School or has any connection to the campus, though investigators previously said the shooter was believed to be a student there.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The Chiefs have a winning record when Swift attends their games.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Laver, 86, lives in Southern California and typically attends the tournament with his family.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Studies have shown, for example, that the brain selectively attends to positive information, and that people tend to discount negative predictions in order to maintain an optimistic bias.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attends
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Matisse sometimes accompanies his tableaus with brief, stream-of-consciousness writings which document his memories, creative philosophies and advice to younger artists.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ballooning college costs and the student loan debt that accompanies a degree are partly to blame.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ambient clinical documentation tools—software that listens to patient encounters and generates chart notes automatically—are already cutting hours of paperwork from nursing shifts.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese government officially recognizes five religions — Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism and Islam — and tightly supervises them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The group recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who represent children in the foster care system in juvenile courts, according to its website.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The bigger race for humanoid robots The Beijing half-marathon event—which featured 300 robotic contestants fielded by about 100 primarily Chinese teams—coincides with the billions of dollars invested by Chinese and US tech industries to develop humanoid robots.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Its release coincides with the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death on April 21, marked by the annual A Day 2 Reflect | A Night 2 Remember event at Paisley Park.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
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The brain constantly updates this self-representation in response to what a person sees, feels and hears.—
Utkarsh Gupta,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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One of the most common fears Shapiro hears about is job displacement and expendability.—
Bob Violino,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ahead of Wednesday’s hearings, experts said his handling of them could affect his chances at a pivotal moment of his reelection campaign and set the tone for how Congress oversees the nation’s health agenda at a time of rampant distrust and misinformation.—
Ali Swenson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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How Cassidy handles the hearings could affect his chances at a pivotal moment of his reelection campaign and set the tone for how Congress oversees the nation's health agenda at a time of rampant distrust and misinformation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The scene where Niall watches Ruben dancing in their bedroom, was that choreographed?—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Even if a fraction of the clip audience watches or listens to the entirety of something, that audience tends to be very engaged and usually motivated to pay for that content.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Forget insight into its subject’s strange, warped personal life, or his artistry as an entertainer, or his family’s famously fraught dynamics — Michael barely manages the momentum needed to propel itself between the many musical numbers that are its main reason for existing.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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The neighborhood The eastern Algarve is an area that manages to fall under the radar of most tourists.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Attends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attends. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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