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
Yet on their own, when a sweet wine is chosen to be the dessert, an accompaniment of, say, butter cookies will be an extra treat.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
What To Serve With Ham Steaks This versatile recipe lends itself to a wide variety of accompaniments.
—Liz Mervosh, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
So the games go on, with all eyes on Gi-hun and an accompaniment of fellow contestants, allies and enemies alike.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
The near-instant acceleration feels unrelenting and unlimited, sensations made more surreal by the accompaniment of relative silence.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
What To Serve With Ham Steaks This versatile recipe lends itself to a wide variety of accompaniments.
—Liz Mervosh, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
So the games go on, with all eyes on Gi-hun and an accompaniment of fellow contestants, allies and enemies alike.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
The near-instant acceleration feels unrelenting and unlimited, sensations made more surreal by the accompaniment of relative silence.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accompaniment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
Noun
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The swap leaves the Panthers with an arguably better complement to starting running back Chuba Hubbard.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2025
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His curvy custom design, on the other hand, is the perfect complement to the rounded walls.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Grok, named after the term coined by sci-fi author Robert A. Heinlein and modeled after the irreverent tone of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, is designed to be a companion, a guide — and, apparently, quite a bit of a troublemaker.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The health system also built a general AI companion, based on the Claude family of anthropic large language models, that is currently in its pilot phase with the intention of launching next quarter.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Early capitalism and its disciplinary concomitant, the then-nascent field of political economy, understood workers not as people, with a craving for vastness, but as animals, who aspire to nothing more ornate than subsistence.—
Becca Rothfeld,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Mar. 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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Hamilton plays the role of a parking attendant, originally played by Richard Edon in the classic movie.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Was there prosecutorial misconduct attendant to Nixon after investigations began?—
Teri Sforza,
Orange County Register,
12 Mar. 2025
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The incident has led to speculation and reporting that Dropkick Murphys were banned from X due to Casey’s comments and broadly left-leaning, anti-Trump political beliefs.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2025
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The incident led to a brief delay as medical personnel rushed to assist.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
18 Mar. 2025
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Most of all, the festival has embraced such upheaval as a necessary corollary of its programming; the most urgent headlines of the day have seldom been far from the festival’s screens, and Tuttle’s inaugural program proved no exception.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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One person with knowledge of the brewing deal brought up the David Blitzer situation as a possible corollary.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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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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The reductions would dramatically slash service across the CTA, Metra and Pace, limit access to buses and trains across the city and suburbs and bring dire economic consequences to the region, the RTA warned.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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That threatens to have severe consequences for the stability of the region.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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