in attendance
idiom
1
: present at an event, meeting, etc.
Everyone in attendance voted in favor of the measure.
A number of celebrities were in attendance.
2
: caring for or helping someone who is giving birth or getting medical treatment
Who was in attendance at the birth?
midwives/doctors in attendance
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Before kicking off her new world tour, Lady Gaga sets a new record: with 2.5 million people in attendance, her show on Brazil' Copacabana Beach is reportedly the biggest independent concert by a female artist ever.
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Mario Manca, Glamour, 4 May 2025
The first footage from the film was revealed at CinemaCon 2025 in March, with both Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong in attendance.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 May 2025
More than 100,000 people were in estimated to be in attendance for the last conclave, in which Pope Francis was elected in 2013.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 May 2025
The Derby has long been a cultural institution … the stars will be in attendance, the hats pastel, the mint juleps plentiful and the betting slips full.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Mario Manca, Glamour, 4 May 2025
The first footage from the film was revealed at CinemaCon 2025 in March, with both Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong in attendance.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 May 2025
More than 100,000 people were in estimated to be in attendance for the last conclave, in which Pope Francis was elected in 2013.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 May 2025
The Derby has long been a cultural institution … the stars will be in attendance, the hats pastel, the mint juleps plentiful and the betting slips full.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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“In attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20attendance. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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