as in complement
something that is found along with something else
the sound of crickets was the perfect accompaniment to our summer evenings on the porch
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Recent Examples of accompaniment
Some will need a food accompaniment to soak up the strong flavour though and this where fabulous opportunities to pair them with the local seafood flood in.
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Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Monday, December 9 at 6:30 ♪ With live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner
KID BOOTS
U.S., 1926
Directed by Frank Tuttle
With Eddie Cantor, Clara Bow
Approx.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2024
To elevate the flavor of your reheated chili, serve with fresh accompaniments.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
The staff remember my preferred type of sparkling water accompaniment (two limes please) and favorite glass of wine at sunset.
—Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Monday, December 9 at 6:30 ♪ With live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner
KID BOOTS
U.S., 1926
Directed by Frank Tuttle
With Eddie Cantor, Clara Bow
Approx.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2024
To elevate the flavor of your reheated chili, serve with fresh accompaniments.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
The staff remember my preferred type of sparkling water accompaniment (two limes please) and favorite glass of wine at sunset.
—Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
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The literal collaging in her work complements and sometimes contradicts her purely painterly juxtapositions.Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead, Miro can be a useful complement to these tools, allowing teams to visually collaborate and generate ideas that inform the tasks managed in more structured platforms.Melody Brue, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Support for 32-bit HDR images and improvements to Photoshop's Camera Raw companion app (new AI features and more file support) round out the changes.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Burke told the Netflix companion site that the treasure hunt for Blue Crown featured in season 4 will likely carry the show to its end.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the concomitant rise in oil prices led to a 180-degree turn in Biden’s approach toward Riyadh.F. Gregory Gause III, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2024
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It will be forgotten, on the one hand, that jealousy is the usual concomitant of love, and that the noble enthusiasm of liberty is apt to be infected with a spirit of narrow and illiberal distrust.Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2024
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Beginning at five-years-old, Minasian worked with his father, Zack Sr., a longtime clubhouse manager for the Texas Rangers from 1988 to 2009, as a bat boy and clubhouse attendant.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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His four sons — Rudy is the oldest and Calvin wedged between Perry and Zack — all served as bat boys and clubhouse attendants, immersed in the day-to-day routines of big league players.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Since these incidents, South Korea’s military doctrine has become far more offensive.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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The incident was declared under control at 1:04 p.m. Fire officials advised residents and travelers to avoid the area between Foothill Boulevard and East 19th Street along 24th Avenue due to ongoing emergency response operations.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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And as a corollary, our natural biological diversity will also contribute to a natural and predictable diversity in cognitive traits and political views.Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The corollary is that the Palestinian is a personification first and a person second.Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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There is a lovely horn obbligato to Sifare’s Act 3 aria which would be challenging to play on a modern instrument.Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2023
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As an obbligato of protest continued behind Wilson, Dylan, accepting Wilson’s advice, sang the insert.Mick Stevens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
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Many fear the solution more than the consequences of not acting.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Because, of course, these content creators are undoubtedly well-versed in the consequences of influencing in the wild.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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