1
as in to accompany
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 to listen
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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3
as in to watch
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 to coincide
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 attend
Some 3,300 active servicemembers and their families attended Tuesday’s padded workout, followed by about 3,600 season ticket holders Wednesday.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
Madeline loved music, dancing, art, drawing and journaling, according to community members who attended a memorial for her, per WESH.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 24 July 2025
One faction, Nashville SC supporters group La Brigada De Oro, stopped attending matches for multiple months in light of a series of raids in the Tennessean capital.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 24 July 2025
On Friday, even the triple-digit heat couldn’t keep her away from seeing Ludacris and attending the fair.
—Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
Madeline loved music, dancing, art, drawing and journaling, according to community members who attended a memorial for her, per WESH.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 24 July 2025
One faction, Nashville SC supporters group La Brigada De Oro, stopped attending matches for multiple months in light of a series of raids in the Tennessean capital.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 24 July 2025
On Friday, even the triple-digit heat couldn’t keep her away from seeing Ludacris and attending the fair.
—Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attend
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Instead, leading Senate Republicans released a discussion draft, accompanied by a request for industry feedback, earlier this week.—
Owen Tedford,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Still, the National Weather Service is not anticipating any severe weather to accompany the storms this week.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
14 July 2025
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Families can also listen to short episodes of the Cow Tales Podcast and find more secret missions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
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Yamal is a ‘genius’ If a game involving the Blaugrana is hosted by the US next season, many fans will flock to whichever stadium to watch the club’s star player, Lamine Yamal.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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As for Doval, Williams is looking forward to watching the flamethrower in action.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
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The vote has coincided with efforts by Beijing to raise its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Yet this rift still coincides with a deepening fiscal crisis.—
Joël Té-Léssia Assoko,
semafor.com,
25 July 2025
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What began as a peaceful protest at a news conference about a contested zoning case involving affordable housing erupted into a noisy disturbance with building security and Austin police escorting opponents from a City Council meeting.—
Shonda Novak,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Some of Braddock’s eight grandchildren escorted his casket out of the church, as an ode to UM — the university’s fight song — played.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
27 July 2025
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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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Investors will want to hear clear strategies from the hyperscalers .—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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Creator Matt Groening was joined by Cohen, as well as executive producers Claudia Katz and Ken Keeler, supervising director Peter Avanzino, and Futurama stars Billy West (Fry, the Professor, Zoidberg), Lauren Tom (Amy), Phil LaMarr (Hermes), David Herman (Scruffy) and Maurice LaMarche (Kif).—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
26 July 2025
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Under the new rules, the cultivation of medical cannabis will be supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, while processing, export, licensing, registration, and authorization for sale will fall under the oversight of the Ministry of Health.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Both Trump and Biden oversaw the confirmation of hundreds of judges during their respective terms, reshaping the federal judiciary and altering the confirmation process.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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Senior editor Bess Pallares is overseeing the project on Oni’s end.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Attend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attend. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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