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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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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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
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
What’s the Harper Dining Table without its accompanying TV stand?
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The audio accompanying the photo, understandably, sent the family WhatsApp group into meltdown.
—Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
And an accompanying Jewels Online sale will take place from December 3 to 12.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
What’s the Harper Dining Table without its accompanying TV stand?
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
The close proximity of the two crab balls, coupled with the chef's decision to spread the accompanying sauce across the plate in a straight line, gave the dish an undeniably phallic resemblance that was not lost on u/Crosswayboy or his wife.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The audio accompanying the photo, understandably, sent the family WhatsApp group into meltdown.
—Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanying
Adjective
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After 50+ years exploring the far corners of the world, the director focuses inward — on the human brain, via the cutting-edge field of neuroscience, with its attendant ethical quandaries.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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Israel described the move as defensive and temporary, necessary to keep at bay the potential chaos and attendant threats inside Syria.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Mexican crackdown started last December, coinciding with the drop from the record month of immigration.Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
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The slump, in fact, started sooner than that — coinciding with the Lakers’ NBA Cup schedule.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Thompson was in town attending a shareholder conference.Lawrence Yee, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Many firms will now increase corporate security personnel at offices and residences, deploy enhanced mail screening and focus on public events executives are attending, said Fred Burton, executive director of protective intelligence at Ontic.Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Each year, the series honors one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, along with associated cultural motifs.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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One was a notebook of names and associated fingerprints for when inmates first entered the prison.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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What makes the show all the more remarkable — and worth seeing every year — is how fresh the theater keeps it.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
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But this year, hospitals and health systems are seeing turnover of health professionals plummet.Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Accompanying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanying. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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