1
as in escorted
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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2
as in coincided
to occur or exist at the same time
a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold
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Recent Examples of accompanied
Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
Musk accompanied Trump on his visit to China this week, along with several other top CEOs, and the billionaire recently made some political contributions to Republicans ahead of the midterms elections in November.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Turning my head, sitting, breathing—they all were accompanied by lightning strikes diffused through my body.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Deskilling has accompanied every major wave of technological change.
—Victor Fang, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In March 2024, Jordan also accompanied Lisa Ann during her set at The Mermaid Comedy Hour in Los Angeles.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Whistling warblers and rat-tat-tatting woodpeckers accompanied the splish-splash of our kayak paddles through the Cache River Wetlands—one of the northernmost bald cypress swamps in the United States.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
According to Northside Women’s Health, research has found that 46% of post-menopausal women reported voice changes, often accompanied by throat dryness and hoarseness.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
What followed was a performance by the BBC Concert Orchestra, joined by the Ascension Choir and The Herds, of the theme from Planet Earth II, accompanied by a video montage celebrating the 70 years of Attenborough’s career as a wildlife filmmaker.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Adjective
The department says Archaga-Elvir was arrested in Texas as an accompanied minor in 2015, but he was released by the Obama administration.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
This time, in addition to his other duties, he was called upon to act as a master of ceremonies in the days when the screen was accompanied by a stage and an emcee to provide some comic relief.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
Musk accompanied Trump on his visit to China this week, along with several other top CEOs, and the billionaire recently made some political contributions to Republicans ahead of the midterms elections in November.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Turning my head, sitting, breathing—they all were accompanied by lightning strikes diffused through my body.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Deskilling has accompanied every major wave of technological change.
—Victor Fang, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In March 2024, Jordan also accompanied Lisa Ann during her set at The Mermaid Comedy Hour in Los Angeles.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Whistling warblers and rat-tat-tatting woodpeckers accompanied the splish-splash of our kayak paddles through the Cache River Wetlands—one of the northernmost bald cypress swamps in the United States.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
According to Northside Women’s Health, research has found that 46% of post-menopausal women reported voice changes, often accompanied by throat dryness and hoarseness.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
What followed was a performance by the BBC Concert Orchestra, joined by the Ascension Choir and The Herds, of the theme from Planet Earth II, accompanied by a video montage celebrating the 70 years of Attenborough’s career as a wildlife filmmaker.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanied
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After the funeral Mass, a long police motorcade escorted Arnold to Cedar Knoll Cemetery in Taunton, where bagpipes played, veterans saluted, and American flags were handed out to mourners lining the procession.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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Occupants were seen wearing masks on the deck as the boat was escorted through the port by a tug boat and a Dutch police boat.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Buyer demand stalled at the beginning of the spring housing market, which coincided with the start of the war with Iran.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Lorena and the Current back-line It isn’t a coincidence that the return of the Current’s stingy, proactive and aggressive defense coincided with the return of the pairing that helped set a league record for consecutive minutes without conceding.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Bryce attended a different school to get his associate degree in information in technology before transferring to UMass Lowell in January 2022, eventually switching to a business major.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Younis — a Pakistani-American and former COO of Y Combinator who grew up in Detroit and attended the GM Institute (now Kettering University) — and CTO Peter Ludwig are automotive enthusiasts who met while working at Google, clicked, and set out as co-founders of Applied Intuition in 2017.—
Rebecca Fannin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Except that is not what happened.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Police said the fatal confrontation happened next to a weed truck parked across from a gas station.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Lei Ying Lee, Xia Brookside rivalry heats up Lei Ying Lee brought the TNA Knockouts Championship back home last week with a win over Arianna Grace.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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During my lifetime there have been 55 years in which my country has engaged in prolonged and endless conflicts or wars, few of which have brought a decisive victory.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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“Accompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanied. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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