1
as in escorted
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 listened
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 watched
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 coincided
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 attended
Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
South Avondale School will become a middle school for students in sixth through eighth grades who previously attended Hughes and Woodward.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
The president-elect attended Musk’s SpaceX launch in Texas.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Tom Schwartz, who was a familiar face since the start of the show before becoming a full-time cast member in season 3, attended the grand opening of Pinky’s.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Ball traces Posen’s more glamorous turn to his having attended Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, and having a friend circle that included Schnabel and Claire Danes.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Mangione attended the prestigious, all-boys K-12 Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated in 2016 as the valedictorian.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The event was attended by the Amir of Qatar, his wife and their delegation.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
That March, Fox attended the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty solo — and sans engagement ring.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Evanston Academy will turn into a junior high school for seventh and eighth graders who previously attended Withrow.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
South Avondale School will become a middle school for students in sixth through eighth grades who previously attended Hughes and Woodward.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
The president-elect attended Musk’s SpaceX launch in Texas.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Tom Schwartz, who was a familiar face since the start of the show before becoming a full-time cast member in season 3, attended the grand opening of Pinky’s.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Ball traces Posen’s more glamorous turn to his having attended Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, and having a friend circle that included Schnabel and Claire Danes.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Mangione attended the prestigious, all-boys K-12 Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated in 2016 as the valedictorian.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The event was attended by the Amir of Qatar, his wife and their delegation.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
That March, Fox attended the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty solo — and sans engagement ring.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attended
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The couple often shared images of the home accompanied by detailed captions about the property and its history.Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
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There are other offensive issues as well, like a consistently low walk rate and high grounder rates that are not accompanied by low pop up rates.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The high-school senior of today was born in 2007, meaning that Dylan is little more than a photo in a history book or someone their grandparents listened to.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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Anderson, an undrafted rookie out of Florida Atlantic, listened to coach Kyle Shanahan, cornerback Deommodore Lenoir and quarterback Brock Purdy speak up more than usual at practice, emphasizing the importance of their remaining schedule.Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Reigns was sent to SmackDown during the 2019 Superstar Shakeup, which coincided with SmackDown’s move to FOX, and that certainly wasn’t a coincidence.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The launch of League Pass last year coincided with the arrival of Lionel Messi, which presumably resulted in a wave of subscriptions.Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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It’s dubbed the wolf moon, since wolves’ howls were more likely to be heard during winter, per the Almanac.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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People can be heard crying and screaming in the footage, while others pray for those who were killed.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Memphis police never adopted policies and procedures to direct the unit, despite alarms that it was minimally supervised, according to the Justice Department report.Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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The collapse of Assad's government ended a 24-year reign that oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Assad oversaw Syria's slide into a brutal civil war in 2011.Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Prior to that, Dylan was managed for brief periods by Terry Thal and Kevin Krown.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Fresno State managed only 20 points in the second half.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Attended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attended. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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