1
as in to accompany
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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2
as in to listen
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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3
as in to watch
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 to coincide
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 attend
Jenner and Chalamet also attended the Golden Globes together earlier this awards season, as well as the Palm Springs Film Festival and the Berlinale.
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
The league said more than 260,000 fans attended the series, surpassing their internal projections.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
But representatives from Europe or Ukraine did not attend, raising questions about cracks in the Western alliance.
—Bernhard Warner, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
After active-duty service, Virgil attended the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, graduating in 1973.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
The league said more than 260,000 fans attended the series, surpassing their internal projections.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
But representatives from Europe or Ukraine did not attend, raising questions about cracks in the Western alliance.
—Bernhard Warner, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
After active-duty service, Virgil attended the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, graduating in 1973.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attend
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Other records show the mayor was accompanied to the Philippines by his foreign affairs adviser – a city employee on loan from the U.S. State Department.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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And in another filmed short, original cast member Laraine Newman’s nostalgic return to Studio 8H was accompanied by Pete Davidson’s bored, dim Chad.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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That absence of fear or outside influence is immediate upon listen.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2025
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My clients will happily listen to any and all points of view, but at the end of the day, my clients are the ones with a new positive vision for the production.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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Given the area’s proximity to Missouri, she’s also watched as voters there struggled with more limited access to early and mail-in voting.—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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In the promo – watch it above – Gillis is greeted in the studio by cast member Ashley Padilla, who tries to reassure the host that the cast is fully recovered from the big party and ready to play.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Kellogg’s trip to Kyiv coincided with recent feuding between Trump and Zelenskyy that has bruised their personal relations and cast further doubt on the future of U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort.—
Justin Spike,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kellogg’s trip to Kyiv coincided with recent barbs between Trump and Zelensky that have cast further doubt on the future of U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The incident that spurred a response from the police SWAT team began just after 9 a.m. when a security guard working in the 1300 block of South Racine Avenue tried to escort a 23-year-old man off the property, police said.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Martin and Grassi, who had escorted Payne to his room, were also cleared, as the court found insufficient evidence that their actions directly contributed to his fatal fall.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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Judge Steve Dozier set Friedmann's new bond at $2.4 million, the highest bail price Hall had ever heard.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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An audio clip from the movie can be heard over the Instagram post.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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The restoration was supervised by Ross Lipman and Jillian Borders, in consultation with Burnett.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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Instead of hospital beds, jail cells or the streets, Carroll Respite provides structured, medically supervised care for vulnerable individuals.—
Leslie Simmons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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The administration also scrambled to rescind firings of hundreds of employees at an agency that oversees the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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An influential part of finalizing the decision was a ten-year exclusivity memorandum of understanding with the Italian craftsman’s organization Artisans of Florence, which oversees the operation of da Vinci museums across Italy, France, South Korea, Australia, and Brazil.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Attend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attend. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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