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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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
She’s never gone to the prestigious awards show to perform or attend.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Mar. 2025
Brown, however, elected to attend college in his native Mississippi and take the football route.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Several of those workers attended the protest at King Gillette Ranch, including Katie Preston, a park ranger who until Feb. 14 worked as an archaeological technician, surveying the land for natural and cultural resources.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
The plan now is to depart Laramie at 9 a.m. Sunday, arrive back on campus about 11 a.m., watch film of UNLV followed by a light practice, eat lunch, then attend the event.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Mar. 2025
Brown, however, elected to attend college in his native Mississippi and take the football route.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Several of those workers attended the protest at King Gillette Ranch, including Katie Preston, a park ranger who until Feb. 14 worked as an archaeological technician, surveying the land for natural and cultural resources.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
The plan now is to depart Laramie at 9 a.m. Sunday, arrive back on campus about 11 a.m., watch film of UNLV followed by a light practice, eat lunch, then attend the event.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attend
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The palate has a notable sweetness accompanied by red and black fruit notes, a crisp acidity, and a backbone of ripe tannins.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Fasting may also be accompanied by a more serious study of the Quran throughout the month.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Y’all listen, and truly commit to your art as well as your fans.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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My clients will happily listen to any and all points of view, but at the end of the day, my clients are the ones with a new positive vision for the production.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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Given the area’s proximity to Missouri, she’s also watched as voters there struggled with more limited access to early and mail-in voting.—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 Feb. 2025
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My trip happened to coincide with a visit by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.—
Nicholas Lalla,
WIRED,
4 Mar. 2025
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Liu’s career has, however, neatly coincided with the post-Mao period — one that has seen architecture freed from state control and socialist ideals.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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The incident that spurred a response from the police SWAT team began just after 9 a.m. when a security guard working in the 1300 block of South Racine Avenue tried to escort a 23-year-old man off the property, police said.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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The situation eventually calmed down and all young people were escorted back to their buildings.—
Sam Tabachnik,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
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When people hear about large groups of people in class action cases, those people are typically identified in the discovery process, where the business will produce information and documents identifying people who have been similarly harmed.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Jeanette Torres, a retiree who lives in Brooklyn, heard about the brand from her son.—
Ryan Baker,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has denied in court papers that intends to abolish the agency completely, arguing that some of its functions are continuing, but Reuters on Monday reported top officials at the consumer agency have not allowed staff to resume supervising financial companies.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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General billed Medicare and other government insurers for surgeries performed by Harvard medical trainees without proper oversight because supervising surgeons were working in another operating room.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ali is overseeing a challenge to Mr. Trump's 90-day pause on foreign assistance brought by a group of nonprofits and businesses that receive foreign aid funding and argue the freeze is an unconstitutional exercise of presidential power.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Simone Swink will oversee all Good Morning America branded shows, a change as GMA and GMA3 had previously operated separately, with Cat McKenzie as EP of the spinoff show.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Attend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attend. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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