1
as in escorted
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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as in listened
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 watched
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 coincided
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 attended
Violet Goldstone, WWD, 5 Jan. 2025
Despite her obvious dedication to Football Sundays—and the occasional games held on Mondays and Saturdays—Swift has not attended a single away game since the 2024 Super Bowl.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
In November, the actress attended the 2024 Miami Film Festival in another monochromatic look, this time by Brunello Cucinelli.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Jan. 2025
Jolie attended the event hours after being spotted at the festival in an all-white blazer, pants, and nude heels.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The parents and wives of the twin brothers, along with other relatives and family friends, attended Friday’s detention hearing.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Selena Gomez attended the Palm Spring Film festival in a very bridal look.
—Vogue España, Glamour, 4 Jan. 2025
They were raised Muslim and regularly attended a mosque on Friday nights while growing up, but Jabbar never showed any signs of radicalization.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
According to Movie Maker, Guard attended Cambridge University.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
In June, the two attended the Balenciaga haute couture fall 2024 show in coordinating all-black looks.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 5 Jan. 2025
Despite her obvious dedication to Football Sundays—and the occasional games held on Mondays and Saturdays—Swift has not attended a single away game since the 2024 Super Bowl.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
In November, the actress attended the 2024 Miami Film Festival in another monochromatic look, this time by Brunello Cucinelli.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Jan. 2025
Jolie attended the event hours after being spotted at the festival in an all-white blazer, pants, and nude heels.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The parents and wives of the twin brothers, along with other relatives and family friends, attended Friday’s detention hearing.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Selena Gomez attended the Palm Spring Film festival in a very bridal look.
—Vogue España, Glamour, 4 Jan. 2025
They were raised Muslim and regularly attended a mosque on Friday nights while growing up, but Jabbar never showed any signs of radicalization.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
According to Movie Maker, Guard attended Cambridge University.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attended
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The game was chippy right up through the final buzzer — the teams combined for 18 penalties, and practically every whistle was accompanied by a scrum — but the Lightning didn’t lose focus and left South Florida with two points.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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High-profile resignations, including those of his police commissioner and multiple deputy mayors, have been accompanied by separate corruption probes.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Arabic-speaking soldiers then listened to these calls to determine whether a wanted militant had been found.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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The detectives then listened to the recording the kidnappers left in the bedroom.—
KFOX Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Dec. 2024
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That coincided with Bellingham embarking on an amazing goalscoring run in his debut season and becoming another leader in attack.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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The Rangers’ spiral has coincided with rookie Brett Berard’s first 13 NHL games.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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Fox News Digital obtained shocking audio between Cyrus and his estranged wife where the country crooner is heard berating his Australian ex and using profane language.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
26 Dec. 2024
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This is what The Athletic has heard about Chelsea’s plans for January so far.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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All told, Wager designed, and then supervised the production of 1,200 uniforms.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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In his role, Alvarez prepared tax returns for customers and recruited and supervised ATAX workers who prepared tax returns for customers.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Bruce Tremper, who oversaw the Utah Avalanche Center from 1986 until his retirement in 2015 and wrote the seminal avalanche safety textbook, Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, says alignment with the Forest Service also gives avalanche centers clout with the general public.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
23 Dec. 2024
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David Ellison, who oversaw the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s cold-case homicide unit.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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The kamikaze naval drone managed to destroy or damage 15 Russian naval vessels.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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His 2002 album The Eminem Show managed 159 frames, while Curtain Call 2, the sequel to the original, which includes more recent additions to his canon, is not far behind.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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