companying

verb

Definition of companyingnext
present participle of company
1
as in travelling
to come or be together as friends in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society

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2
as in accompanying
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship may the Good Lord company you on your journey home

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for companying
  1. accompanying
  2. connecting
  3. running
  4. collaborating
  5. joining
  6. sorting
Verb
  • The oversized jacket can be cinched at the waist with the accompanying belt to create an hourglass shape at will, while a removable hood is especially well-suited for fending off wind, snow, and rain.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Perhaps only Danny Elfman's dreamlike score accompanying it.
    Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompanying
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  • Gone are the days when connecting with others meant hovering awkwardly around a plate of sweating cheese cubes, or trying to fit your whole name on a too-small name tag.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Consider taking public speaking courses to learn various techniques for connecting with the audience, such as the right tone of voice, body language, the art of storytelling, and anxiety management.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • Biden, or whoever is running the White House, should be ashamed.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Not knowing which country the event's most important matches will be played underlines cricket being handcuffed to the whims of money-spinner India, whose power might be heightened by the ascension of former boss Jay Shah running the sport's affairs globally.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of running
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  • The two are also not ruling out collaborating with Dream in the future.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • One standout moment was collaborating with Kyle De Volle — Rita Ora’s stylist — together with Ora starring in the campaigne, which propelled Charlotte Simone, both as a brand and as an independent designer, into a new stratosphere.
    Angela Lei, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of collaborating
Verb
  • His perspective shifted after joining an organization that brought Palestinians, Israelis, and internationals together.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Starbucks workers on Mass Ave walked off the job Tuesday, joining an increasing number of unionized baristas across the country who are going on strike in a labor dispute with the Seattle coffee behemoth.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of joining
Verb
  • The Netflix movie, directed by Tyler Perry, tells the story of Adams Earley and her battalion's grit and resourcefulness during the mail sorting assignment.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Rather, the regular exercise of sorting the olfactory world with abstract labels seems to change how the Jahai understand all smells, familiar and otherwise.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sorting
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