ACCOMPANY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

accompany

verb

ə-ˈkəmp-nē

as in to escort

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship children using the pool must be accompanied by a parent at all times

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as in to coincide

to occur or exist at the same time a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold

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Recent Examples of accompany The events occurred about two months before the start of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, where Peng appeared briefly, but always accompanied by Chinese officials. —

Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 Quartz compiled a glossary to accompany the quantum chip boom. —

Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025 Upstairs on the seventh floor, a guitarist accompanies a DJ in a studied attempt to mimic the decor’s Tulum-in-Miami vibe as lucky diners seated near the windows gaze down on Wynwood Walls. —

Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 Her more provocative film interests were accompanied by publicly backing liberal causes. —

Justine Fisher, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for accompany

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Once the hearing was over and two deputies escorted Wilson out of the courtroom, Dakota’s supporters broke into cheers, applause and hugs.

— Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
On the afternoon of April 12, 1945, while escorting B-24 bombers in his P-51C Mustang, Leftenant collided mid-air with another aircraft flown by a fellow airman who bailed before his plane crashed and became a prisoner of war.

— Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025