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as in present
being within the confines of a specified place
a surprise arrest of the operator of an illegal gambling joint and all attending employees
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as in accompanying
present at the same time and place
dislikes flying and all of its attending inconveniences
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as in physician
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as in escorting
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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as in listening
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 watching
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 coinciding
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 attending
Brittany Natale, Redbook, 1 May 2023
But the promise that life gets better after residency falls short: Some of my attendings, compassionate and brilliant educators, are burned out or work extra jobs to make ends meet in a high cost-of-living city.
—Minali Nigam, STAT, 21 Apr. 2023
Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Avery got her start in journalism while attending university, writing for the school newspaper and editing the student non-fiction magazine.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The Met Gala, which happens on the first Monday of May, is not only a huge event for the celebs attending but is also monumental for the fashion designers who are creating their looks.
—Brittany Natale, Redbook, 1 May 2023
But the promise that life gets better after residency falls short: Some of my attendings, compassionate and brilliant educators, are burned out or work extra jobs to make ends meet in a high cost-of-living city.
—Minali Nigam, STAT, 21 Apr. 2023
Verb
On Sunday, Israel urged its citizens to avoid attending cultural and sports events abroad involving Israelis over the coming week.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Avery got her start in journalism while attending university, writing for the school newspaper and editing the student non-fiction magazine.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attending
Adjective
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Some Mac-friendly features were introduced in earlier versions and are still present here, like multi-touch gestures.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, many parts of the brain or cortex are not fully active if external simulations aren’t present.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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In an accompanying statement also released Thursday, the firm outlined a list of new rules geared at ensuring similar problems don’t happen again.Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Other highlights include a living room hosting French doors spilling out to a Juliette balcony and an adjacent kitchen outfitted with Carrara marble countertops, custom glass-front cabinetry, high-end appliances, and an accompanying breakfast bar.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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There is one primary care physician for every 5,080 residents in Williamsburg County.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Katz is a physician and former state senator who was a Democrat but changed his party affiliation to independent.Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
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It was once believed that rap and hip-hop would be a passing fad, yet those genres along with R&B have dominated the last decade of music, with people betting big on the future worth of nostalgia listening.Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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This means listening to different viewpoints and valuing what team members bring to the table.Laurie Sudbrink, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Wild Robot launched with a presentation at the recent San Sebastian Film Festival, supported by talent presence and coinciding with the screening at the Sitges Film Festival.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
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The earlier dates are in order to avoid coinciding with the Chuseok mid-autumn harvest festival, which is a three-day national holiday in Korea and falls in October next year.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
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By contrast, sorrow, mourning, and darkness are the attendant scores of the modern ghost story.Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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While Arizona had seen people moving in from other states and the attendant home price increases even before 2020, the pandemic accelerated and expanded that trend to other Sun Belt and more affordable states.Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, nurses, midwives or medical centers specializing in maternity care.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Depending on the severity of the symptoms, your primary care doctor can refer you to a gastroenterologist or a colorectal surgeon for a closer look.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Researchers found that during such an experience, some of these LAAs were activated; re-activating the LAAs in a different environment appeared to stimulate recall of the memory and associated learning.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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By altering the benchmarks reflective of the new expectation that agents will handle multiple chats concurrently, Autodesk has transformed both the goals and the associated behaviors, setting a new baseline for productivity.Peter High, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Attending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attending. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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