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
  • But one ride—which feels more like gliding—is included, and so are all the curious looks from those who watch and wonder who is traveling in style.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • That show followed the 2023 debut of the first-ever traveling exhibition of Pablo Picasso landscapes.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • To bring its accompanying music to life, Perry has tapped 19-time Grammy winner Kirk Franklin to produce its original soundtrack.
    — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Across the board, top-handle bags became must-haves for elegant women (and trend chasers), accompanying them to upscale events and high-profile dinners.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of accompanying
Verb
  • Explaining her party defection, Stevens made specific reference to Piker, criticizing El-Sayed for associating with him.
    — Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The definition reflects a long history of associating Jews with greed and moneylending, a stereotype reinforced by literary figures such as Shakespeare’s Shylock and by centuries of anti-Jewish prejudice.
    — Juan Melamed, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of associating
Verb
  • Spreading the party around encourages mingling, provides more seating, and avoids tight areas from becoming crowded.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The sound of devotional music drifted through the streets of Yuba City on Sunday morning, mingling with children’s laughter and the conversations of families gathered to celebrate a tradition rooted in faith, culture and community.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of mingling
Verb
  • Conflict with Indigenous peoples on the Maine frontier had sent traumatized refugees into the region, relating horror stories of attacks on their homes.
    — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of relating
Verb
  • Its next milestone involves connecting two Nighthawk r3 processors in 2027.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Just past the hotel, Silver Strand is a scenic stretch of road connecting Coronado to Imperial Beach, running parallel to the Bayshore Bikeway.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • Restart support should cover the actual costs of resuming valuable work, with urgency for long-running studies, irreplaceable biological resources and teams at risk of dispersing.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Independent scrutiny remains PSI said David Turturean led the work, developing the research system, defining the problem and running the process.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of running
Verb
  • After bonding out of jail, Caruso insisted on remaining a candidate.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Electrons can then leak out of the chain, bonding with oxygen in the wrong parts of the mitochondria to form highly reactive free radicals that attack and deform neighboring molecules.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of bonding
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“Companying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companying. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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