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as in to escort
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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Recent Examples of accompany
The accompanying article described a rancorous public hearing at which representatives from the municipal unions and minority communities denounced the mayor’s proposals for mass layoffs in the city’s workforce and deep cuts in its public education and social service programs.
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Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
The accompanying campaign stars wrestler Anshu Malik, sprinter Priya Mohan, and cricketers Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma.
—Essence, 16 June 2025
Chronic Lung Diseases Brown phlegm can accompany chronic (long-lasting) conditions affecting the lungs and the airways that carry air into and out of them.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 June 2025
An accompanying ad campaign for the Converse collaboration featuring Lila Moss is running online and in wild posting.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
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Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
The accompanying campaign stars wrestler Anshu Malik, sprinter Priya Mohan, and cricketers Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma.
—Essence, 16 June 2025
Chronic Lung Diseases Brown phlegm can accompany chronic (long-lasting) conditions affecting the lungs and the airways that carry air into and out of them.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 June 2025
An accompanying ad campaign for the Converse collaboration featuring Lila Moss is running online and in wild posting.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompany
Verb
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Hamoud was then escorted out of the office building by police, according to the complaint.—
Natalie Demaree,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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What To Know Eleven ICE agents, alongside two medical staff, escorted eight migrants aboard a deportation flight from Texas, intending to transfer them to South Sudan.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Fit and fabric ensured comfort and style, coinciding with the brand’s attention to detail.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Miami-Dade County officials assure that the project remains on schedule for a 2027 reopening, coinciding with the theater’s centennial.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Female solo action movies are a completely different subgenre and don’t always attract the full-on male audience that typically attends an action movie with a male leading star.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The president is clearly quieting one of the loudest critics of the effort, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. Johnson spoke to Trump privately this week and attended a White House meeting on Wednesday with Senate Finance Committee Republicans.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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The Survivors takes place in Evelyn Bay, Tasmania, Australia – a town still haunted by a tragedy that happened more than 15 years prior.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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That this wrap-up happens on the stoop of an apartment building provides a nice callback to Past Lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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By June 2023, the pair were spotted enjoying several outings in New York City, and the following month, they were seen holding hands outside of Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, Calif., and kissing at Crossroads, a restaurant in West Hollywood.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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And while each panel covered a different domain, a clear through line emerged: women deserve personalized, proactive care that sees and serves them fully—brain, body and beyond.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
14 June 2025
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This is not something the U.S. bid for — they were simply told Infantino was bringing the competition to their country.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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While guests enjoy the festivities, hundreds of volunteers — many from the parish and surrounding community — work quietly behind the scenes to bring it all together.—
Susan Soldavin,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2025
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“Accompany.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompany. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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