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
Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
Up to 40% of people with cancer have an accompanying psychiatric disorder.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 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
The 33-year-old native Houstonian, who was once a ball boy for the NBA’s Houston Rockets, has love for his hometown’s sports culture — and its accompanying theatrics — that runs as deep as his passion for its unique strain of Southern hip-hop.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
Up to 40% of people with cancer have an accompanying psychiatric disorder.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 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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The attendant ratings impact of all this international intrigue is worth keeping an eye on.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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When Jeter deployed his tactics during his similarly GOAT-ed career in New York, the attendant blandness of his answers served a dual purpose.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 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 City Council’s Finance Committee last week recommended approval of bonds to help finance the conversion of the Humboldt Park United Methodist Church and its 12 associated residential units into a 22-unit housing development.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Manchester City may not have done too much winning on the pitch this season, but their victory over the Premier League in relation to the associated party transactions (APT) rules is a significant one.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 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 Mar. 2025.
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