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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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
Snow attended the December opening of FORDify the Arts courtyard behind the CityArts building downtown.
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Saxon, who confirmed the loss of his home in an NPR story, will still be attending the film’s Sundance premiere.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
While registration is encouraged, it is not required to attend, officials said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
On November 28, 1924, Raymond A. Dart, a professor at the University of Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, was getting ready to attend a friend’s wedding when a pair of South African Railways workers staggered up his driveway with two large crates.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Saxon, who confirmed the loss of his home in an NPR story, will still be attending the film’s Sundance premiere.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
While registration is encouraged, it is not required to attend, officials said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
On November 28, 1924, Raymond A. Dart, a professor at the University of Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, was getting ready to attend a friend’s wedding when a pair of South African Railways workers staggered up his driveway with two large crates.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attend
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The watch is accompanied by an extract from the Audemars Piguet archives, though no other accessories are available.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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While targets can focus efforts and create accountability, they must be accompanied by robust unconscious bias training and inclusive, psychologically safe environments.—
London Business School,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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And because of that, everyone listens to them with immense respect and enthusiasm.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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But in reality, Finebaum gives far more time to listening to the average fan than practically any other national sports TV show.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, not all the View hosts watched the celebration.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Scarlett Johansson watches in shock as husband Colin Jost makes raunchy jokes about her on SNL: 'Holy s---!' As if to prove his point, Fallon surprised Jost with footage from the episode, which saw a young, Harvard sweatshirt-sporting Jost flub a question about which season August was in.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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In an attempt to rewrite history, Dawn Richard has now manufactured a series of false claims all in the hopes of trying to get a pay day — conveniently timed to coincide with her album release and press tour.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Israeli officials claim most of the 26 remaining hostages are alive, which coincides with the list Hamas provided.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Once the hearing was over and two deputies escorted Wilson out of the courtroom, Dakota’s supporters broke into cheers, applause and hugs.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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On the afternoon of April 12, 1945, while escorting B-24 bombers in his P-51C Mustang, Leftenant collided mid-air with another aircraft flown by a fellow airman who bailed before his plane crashed and became a prisoner of war.—
Cheryl W. Thompson,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Nobody reported hearing or seeing anything out of the ordinary.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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The National Guard was on the corners, health workers handed out face masks, churches heard prayers, and pickups hauled burned things that might be salvaged.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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In an announcement accompanying the order, Evans said the move came at the request of both Nowinski and Judge Judith Rice, who supervises the court’s domestic violence division.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Legal and mental health experts say there are no easy answers about where someone in Perkins’ condition should be detained or supervised.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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Famed Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has been tapped to draw up the master plan, the airport extension is being designed by a renowned Dutch firm, the economic plan overseen by an Australian consultancy, the environmental-impact assessment by a top multinational.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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With dozens of participating agencies, offices and departments – and 10 with individual R&D budgets of over a billion dollars annually – OSTP works to break down silos across the government and oversees the health of the nation’s vast R&D ecosystem.—
Kenneth Evans,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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