as in attendant
present at the same time and place
you can enjoy your video games in here, but preferably without the accompanying sound effects
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1
as in escorting
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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2
as in coinciding
to occur or exist at the same time
a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold
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Recent Examples of accompanying
Fox Maxy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The court, based in Lakeland, issued its decision without explanation or an accompanying opinion.
—Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
While a note accompanying the EPA’s report stated that workers have the greatest exposure to the chemical, the agency’s risk assessment adopted weaker standards for protecting workers from formaldehyde than had been proposed in a previous draft.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
For the issue, the artist Fox Maxy directed an editorial on grief, shot by Devyn Galindo, and made an accompanying video.
—Fox Maxy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The court, based in Lakeland, issued its decision without explanation or an accompanying opinion.
—Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
The clinking sound accompanying each flare is a sonification, a way of representing data through audio.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
While a note accompanying the EPA’s report stated that workers have the greatest exposure to the chemical, the agency’s risk assessment adopted weaker standards for protecting workers from formaldehyde than had been proposed in a previous draft.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanying
Adjective
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Artist and photographer Nona Faustine, who made Black womanhood and the attendant topics of identity, history, and representation her subjects in works of stunning visual power, died in New York on March 20.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
28 Mar. 2025
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Whereas distressed assets do have great upside potential, there are also attendant risks that should be properly addressed.—
Arman Harutyunyan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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And, coinciding with the holiday, the space station could easily double as Santa's sleigh to innocent eyes.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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The study show that a major volcanic pulse occurred about 30,000 years before the impact, coinciding with at least a 5 degrees cooling of the climate.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Robles and his mom Judy Robles were attending, too.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
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Officers arrived at the scene to find a group of people, including juveniles, attending a party at a rental house.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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The weather service said the severity of the storms will depend on how quickly an associated cold front moves through the area.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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The work would include modifications to the main level, deck and garage and construction of a new lower level, entry, windows, exterior stairs, site walls and associated improvements.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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Saint Alphonsus is still seeing some sporadic RSV cases and typical COVID cases for this time of year, Kitamura said.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2025
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The games have been about playing spoiler in the NFC playoff picture and seeing what on this 2024 roster is transferrable to the future.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Accompanying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanying. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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