as in attendant
present at the same time and place
you can enjoy your video games in here, but preferably without the accompanying sound effects
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1
as in escorting
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 coinciding
to occur or exist at the same time
a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold
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Recent Examples of accompanying
Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
At the time of its release, the song and its accompanying music video earned a bit of backlash, enough that the video was pulled out of the Country Music Television (CMT) network's rotation.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Attendees can watch hundreds of drones take to the sky while listening to live string music accompanying the lights.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Those words were likely a reference to a sequence of moves on a controller that unleashes a powerful bomb and accompanying phrase in a third-person shooter video game called Helldivers 2.
—Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
At the time of its release, the song and its accompanying music video earned a bit of backlash, enough that the video was pulled out of the Country Music Television (CMT) network's rotation.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Lopez said nonprofits have been raising the alarm for months now that ICE agents and other immigration officers have been accompanying Health and Human Services personnel to routine meetings and welfare checks at sponsors’ homes.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Attendees can watch hundreds of drones take to the sky while listening to live string music accompanying the lights.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanying
Adjective
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So, against the background of Zapad and its attendant saber-rattling, Lukashenko may be playing good cop to Putin’s bad cop.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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In their 2014 manifesto, the European leftist collective Plan C wrote that each age of capitalism comes with an attendant affect.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tangent Police could be seen escorting Zinn in videos posted to X following the shooting.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Velazquez-Garcia is seen escorting visitors inside.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Internet reacts The unexpected find garnered serious attention on TikTok after it was shared last week, coinciding with the 24-year anniversary of the attacks, which saw nearly 3,000 people killed.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the previous three seasons of the best-of-three first-round series, coinciding with the increase in the playoff field to six teams per league, the Dodgers had always avoided it by being among the top two division champions.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Hispanic population in the United States has grown rapidly in recent decades, and more Hispanic students are attending college than ever before.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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One of Kruglov's friends, Sofia, said this was his first time attending the event, according to a statement from Burning Man.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The National Veterinary Services Laboratories said the strain resembles one found in California, the department said, adding that with care, dairy cattle typically recover with little to no associated mortality.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Previous studies have found that people living with type 2 diabetes have a 2 to 6 times higher risk of sepsis and worse associated illness and death compared to people without diabetes.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kolvet told Fortune that he is dedicated to seeing Kirk’s podcast continue, but a detailed plan is still in the works.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Even brief, ambient points of contact — waiting for a table, sharing the dining room, seeing who else is seated nearby — may shift how people view one another, as well as their own economic prospects.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Accompanying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanying. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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