1
as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes
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2
as in to listen
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation
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as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own
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as in to coincide
to occur or exist at the same time
all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games
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Recent Examples of attend
Matt recalls attending a clinic at Wrigley as a child, sitting in the bullpen, listening to Sutcliffe and former Cubs pitching coach Billy Connors, thinking Sutcliffe was a giant.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 May 2025
That could be due to attending an expensive school or working in a low-paying industry post-grad.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Diddy's Friday hearing was attended by his son, Justin Combs, and his mom, Janice Combs.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
On April 13, Princess Eugenie, 35, attended the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain with her husband Jack Brooksbank, sister Princess Beatrice, brother-in-law Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, cousin Zara Tindall and Zara's husband, Mike Tindall, and cousin Peter Phillips with his girlfriend, Harriet Sperling.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 May 2025
That could be due to attending an expensive school or working in a low-paying industry post-grad.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Diddy's Friday hearing was attended by his son, Justin Combs, and his mom, Janice Combs.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
On April 13, Princess Eugenie, 35, attended the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain with her husband Jack Brooksbank, sister Princess Beatrice, brother-in-law Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, cousin Zara Tindall and Zara's husband, Mike Tindall, and cousin Peter Phillips with his girlfriend, Harriet Sperling.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attend
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Dunk’s return to form against West Ham was accompanied by Solly March’s first start for 18 months after major knee damage.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Upon embarking the plane, you will be accompanied right to your chauffeur.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2025
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The men take turns listening to each other and offer each other feedback.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Chatting with Cortini is almost as infectious as listening to Clara IEMs.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Further, Joel and Ellie watch a herd of giraffes in Salt Lake City in the game.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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While sitting in the dugout that night as an unused bench bat, the veteran utility man watched Yamamoto’s start against the San Diego Padres closely, trying to understand why a pitcher with so much talent had looked so out of sorts in a three-inning, five-run struggle in his postseason debut.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Before last year, its most recent popularity uptick coincided with the Great Recession, when crisis-level milk surpluses made the nutrition-dense beverage extra cheap at the same time that American consumers were especially short on cash.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
2 May 2025
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The timing coincided with the e-commerce boom, and Chinese companies like Temu and Shein were able to flood the United States with inexpensive goods.—
Agnes Chang,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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She is accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities by escorting him and his attorney out of her courtroom through the jury door last week after learning that federal officers were seeking his arrest.—
Scott Bauer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The rally itself was mostly peaceful, aside from about a handful of people being escorted out by security.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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After hearing that a transgender woman from Wagner College in New York competed in a women’s fencing tournament at the University of Maryland last month, the head of the OCR launched a special investigation into both schools and threatened their access to federal funding.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
2 May 2025
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The footage showed lights in the sky in front of the ship and the sound of explosions could be heard.—
Christopher Scicluna and Ilze Filks,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Some dogs may need to be supervised at all times when playing with some of their toys.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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The Philly air traffic control center oversees the airspace in Newark.—
Alecia Reid,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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According to the Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Buchanan’s termination follows a probe conducted by outside counsel and overseen by the board’s audit committee.—
Time,
Time,
2 May 2025
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“Attend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attend. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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