as in accompanying
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks
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Twelve courts have ruled, on motions to dismiss, that plaintiffs have sufficiently pleaded that these companies’ products constitute credit and that their accompanying fees are subject to the act’s protections.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
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Kids who loved CoComelon will enjoy accompanying Dora on her adventures through the rainforest.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said Shackelford helped by allowing inmates access to restricted areas, hiding drugs in a staff office ceiling, and escorting inmates through checkpoints to distribute the contraband.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Part of the challenge for vessels and any potential ship-escorting operations through the Strait of Hormuz is that the room to maneuver is highly constricted.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, some specialty middle and high schools have restructured their admissions programs to reduce the number of Asian American and white students attending.—
Alison Somin,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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People wave Iranian flags while attending the funeral of Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ navy alongside others killed in US-Israeli strikes on Iran at Enghelab Square in Tehran on April 1, 2026.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Companioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companioning. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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