companying

verb

present participle of company
1
as in traveling
to come or be together as friends in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society

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2
as in accompanying
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship may the Good Lord company you on your journey home

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for companying
  1. traveling
  2. accompanying
  3. associating
  4. mingling
  5. relating
  6. connecting
  7. running
  8. bonding
Verb
  • The investigation is part of a broader crackdown on what’s known as birth tourism, the practice of traveling to another country, so a child is born there.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • New attractions include the Hip Hop ride, a traveling grand carousel with horses valued over $30,000 each and the first-ever First Peoples’ Art Showcase.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • With or without the brand name accompanying the symbol, depending on marketing strategies across geographies, Toyota’s logo has remained virtually unchanged in its composition, undergoing only minor changes to adapt to the digital world.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • Following a 35-minute ambient companion to ILIIAITE released a year later, Loathe have been in road-dog mode, accompanying everyone from Knocked Loose to Korn to Three Days Grace on a near-constant spree of world tours.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Definition of accompanying
Verb
  • The rest of the party is mostly silent, forever associating itself with a movement that’s intent on destroying the centrist parts of the Democratic Party.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, the connection between hair shedding and ferritin is well documented, with studies associating low ferritin levels with telogen effluvium, a form of temporary hair loss.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 15 July 2026
Definition of associating
Verb
  • For those who don’t plan ahead or just prefer the nostalgia of mingling amongst other diners waiting for a table, Mary Mac’s said 80% of the restaurant’s tables will still be available for walk-ins.
    — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
  • Mindy Kaling, Chloe Fineman, Paula Abdul, Heather Graham, James Charles and Garcelle Beauvais were among the stars in attendance, mingling alongside some of the top doctors and aesthetic experts in the country.
    — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Definition of mingling
Verb
  • Its symbols represent a mathematical formula relating the time periods of celestial bodies’ motions in the sky.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
  • By researching Seth, Jacob is trying to recapture or devise a purer form of relating.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of relating
Verb
  • Siard recommends mapping your wing with your eyes open before connecting it to the lash line.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
  • Then, in Game 2, Sneed caught fire from the opening tip, connecting on three of his first four 3-point attempts.
    — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • Much of the generation that keeps the lights on today is running years past the service life it was built for.
    — Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • After the 19-year-old soccer star helped lead the Spanish men’s national team to victory over Argentina on Sunday, July 19, his little brother, Keyne, could be seen running straight into his arms and screaming with joy over the win.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of running
Verb
  • What started out as a friendship eventually blossomed into romance after bonding over food.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • Fandom has become a means of signaling our identity to others and bonding with like-minded spirits, Kresnicka said.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Definition of bonding
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