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as in present
being within the confines of a specified place
a surprise arrest of the operator of an illegal gambling joint and all attending employees
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as in accompanying
present at the same time and place
dislikes flying and all of its attending inconveniences
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as in escorting
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 listening
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 watching
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 coinciding
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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as in physician
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Recent Examples of attending
Charlie Mason, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
Patrick also discussed the impact Swift attending games has on younger generations who may not have been football fans before — including his own daughter.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Marc D. Grasso, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
The honor roll student and National Honor Society member is an AP scholar with distinction and will be attending Colgate University with a major in biochemistry.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
After the kid was saved, Beltran scolded the resident, reminding her not to bring her personal life into the ER — or her attending’s.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
Patrick also discussed the impact Swift attending games has on younger generations who may not have been football fans before — including his own daughter.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
Manufacturers attending this year include Volvo, RAM, Porsche, Toyota, VW, Nissan, Rolls-Royce, MB, Lucid, Maserati, KIA, Lamborghini, Hyundai, Honda, Fiat, Ford, Genesis, Jeep, Lincoln, Jeep, Dodge, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Audi, Alfa Romeo, Acura, Cadillac, Bentley and others.
—Marc D. Grasso, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
The honor roll student and National Honor Society member is an AP scholar with distinction and will be attending Colgate University with a major in biochemistry.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attending
Adjective
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Not to tattletale: zero members of Team Clark were very present for that.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Faulkner’s influence is present in every corner of Epic’s campus, in its product and across much of the health-care industry.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Stainless steel is more often used in the accompanying pan than for the egg poaching insert.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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One of those is Collin Morikawa, a two-time major winner (the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 Open Championship), who not only appears in the film but an accompanying U.S. Bank commercial.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Verb
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The listening phase also involves a countywide survey, to be released later this year, to solicit feedback from the general public.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Honestly, my job was listening.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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In fact, one study estimated that U.S. physician practices spend over $15 billion annually on quality reporting, much of it due to manual abstraction and fragmented systems.—
Zameer Rizvi,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The accelerated curriculum will assist students in getting both degrees needed by addressing physician shortages while making medical education accessible.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Other outfits might be less cautious—caveat emptor—but democratizing investing is well worth the attendant dangers.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Literally trapped as Isaac in Iris’ fever dream, Lerman is more than up to the task, guiding his character through his own wide range of emotions (and attendant facial expressions).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Roles will increasingly revolve around supervising, collaborating with, or augmenting the capabilities of AI agents.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Rick Morales is supervising producer.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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After removing the orb interloper, doctors treated the man with corticosteroids—both oral and eye drop forms—to help with the inflammation.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Biden, 44, married the 58-year-old plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist (commonly known as an ear, nose, throat doctor) in June 2012.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Attending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attending. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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