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 festival also reflected the growing importance of music tourism, with international audiences increasingly traveling for experiences that combine music, culture and destination.
    — Peony Hirwani, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Maya runs away from her pain by traveling the world, first to Portugal and then to London and Japan, but an unexpected romance forces her to confront her past and realize that there may be more than one love of her life.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • The order and accompanying legislation must be designed so that collecting and disseminating foreign trade secrets advances defense and intelligence priorities and does not unduly distort the free market.
    — DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Tornado potential will increase as rain bands accompanying Isaias approach the northeastern Gulf Coast Friday evening and overnight.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of accompanying
Verb
  • These immediate, positive reinforcements can help the brain begin associating the healthier behavior with something rewarding.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • His family said Carbone specialized in securing endorsement deals for artists who never had considered associating themselves with consumer products.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of associating
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  • At The Baobab House one recent afternoon, entrepreneurs, aid workers, and artists of all kinds are mingling in Arabic and English.
    — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
  • At Pao’s events, people often spend about 30 minutes mingling before the walk.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of mingling
Verb
  • The incentive would allow a 35% to 50% credit on qualified expenses relating specifically to post-production in California.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relating
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  • Her trip also includes Fendi’s sponsorship of W Magazine’s WYouth launch party at Saddle Ranch on Thursday night, connecting the Croissant’s revival with a new generation of fashion consumers.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • On the one hand, there are the flow-state breakthroughs, the gratification of acclaim, the rush of connecting with an audience; on the other, the brutal sacrifices of time, money, and stability.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • Ties between the two countries remain strained over their long-running Himalayan border dispute, which erupted into a deadly skirmishes in 2020 that saw soldiers from both sides use rocks and iron rods in brutal hand-to-hand combat.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Lighting, of course, is all-LED, with the headlights coming with daytime running lights, with the system automatically switching between daylight running and low beam as conditions require.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of running
Verb
  • Readers are thrust into new points of view as each character braves bonding with a dragon.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Regardless, Lowen starts working while bonding with Verity’s grieving husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), and their son, Crew.
    — Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of bonding
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“Companying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companying. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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