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
That album introduced songs with stream-of-consciousness lyrics featuring surreal imagery, and on many of the songs Dylan performed with the accompaniment of a rock band.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Jan. 2025
The latter also featured keyboard accompaniment from James Blake.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2025
On its own, a good mac and cheese needs no accompaniment.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2025
Chalamet recorded over a dozen Dylan songs for the Complete Unknown soundtrack, and performed 40 songs live (with guitar and harmonica accompaniment, no less) during the shooting of the film.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Jan. 2025
The latter also featured keyboard accompaniment from James Blake.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2025
On its own, a good mac and cheese needs no accompaniment.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2025
Chalamet recorded over a dozen Dylan songs for the Complete Unknown soundtrack, and performed 40 songs live (with guitar and harmonica accompaniment, no less) during the shooting of the film.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for accompaniment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
Noun
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Reverse front pleats give them a tailored look, and the wide legs are the perfect complement for heeled booties.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Smith has become the perfect complement to star wideout A.J. Brown (more on that in a second) because of his elite speed, shiftiness and strong hands.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC News,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The book aims to help families navigate the heartache of losing a furry companion.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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While the European Union makes progress with the AI Act implementation and in particular its companion Code of Practice, regulatory fragmentation is looming.—
Henry Papadatos,
TIME,
10 Feb. 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
Noun
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She was also employed in housekeeping and as a front desk attendant for the AmericInn Motel in Hutchinson.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The second accusation occurred in a parking lot in view of a parking-garage attendant.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Any 12-stepper is gonna tell you, that creates this whole series of circular incidents and accidents.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Adams was one of four men killed in domestic violence incidents last year — a full third of the city’s 2024 fatal domestic violence victims, according to police data.—
Shelly Bradbury,
The Denver Post,
9 Feb. 2025
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These aesthetic flourishes find an auditory corollary in Kenneth Blume’s swelling, spectral score, which toggles between sinister and ecstatic.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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At first, these questions seemed almost like a stunt; the closest corollary that came to mind was Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G, asking ridiculous questions with a straight face and making comedy out of the interviewee’s struggle to answer.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has overseen a military campaign that has had catastrophic consequences not only for the people of Gaza but for his own people as well.—
Mike Quigley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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And when even one part falters, there can be profound consequences.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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