1
as in escorted
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 listened
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 watched
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 coincided
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 attended
Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The same goes for Beyonce, though the megastar hasn't attended an Emmys ceremony in her life despite past and present nominations.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Robinson had lived in Washington County, Utah—about 260 miles south of the shooting location—with his family, Cox said, and had attended Utah State University for one semester in 2021, the university confirmed in a statement.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Thousands of people attended Gaudí’s funeral, which was held at the Sagrada Família.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Isabella has attended Bread Loaf Writers’ Workshop, the Storyknife Writers’ Residency in Alaska, and holds an MFA from Columbia University.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Cincinnati’s franchise quarterback remained on the ground after a sack by Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead, then pointed at his left foot as members of the Bengals medical staff attended to him.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Former Opa-locka mayor Matthew Pigatt and former Miami-Dade County police department director Stephanie Daniels also attended the program.
—Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The following year, Flynn and Hart attended the play's opening night in London's West End in October 2011.
—Vandana Pawa, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
DeMelo was attended to on the field before being taken to a nearby hospital, the National Women’s Soccer League confirmed in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The same goes for Beyonce, though the megastar hasn't attended an Emmys ceremony in her life despite past and present nominations.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Robinson had lived in Washington County, Utah—about 260 miles south of the shooting location—with his family, Cox said, and had attended Utah State University for one semester in 2021, the university confirmed in a statement.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Thousands of people attended Gaudí’s funeral, which was held at the Sagrada Família.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Isabella has attended Bread Loaf Writers’ Workshop, the Storyknife Writers’ Residency in Alaska, and holds an MFA from Columbia University.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Cincinnati’s franchise quarterback remained on the ground after a sack by Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead, then pointed at his left foot as members of the Bengals medical staff attended to him.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Former Opa-locka mayor Matthew Pigatt and former Miami-Dade County police department director Stephanie Daniels also attended the program.
—Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The following year, Flynn and Hart attended the play's opening night in London's West End in October 2011.
—Vandana Pawa, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attended
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After prominent political activist Charlie Kirk was killed at a speaking event at a Utah university last week, an intense, 30-plus-hour manhunt for a suspect in the shooting ended with him peacefully surrendering at a local sheriff’s office, accompanied by his parents.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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One of the last formations to march past was an Army weapons-testing platoon accompanied by a number of small quadcopter drones.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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During the first meeting, the patient’s hair loss pattern is analyzed, the quality of the donor area is evaluated, and the patient’s expectations are listened to in detail.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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The team analyzed data collected from 2003 to 2023 from more than 236,000 Americans as part of the American Time Use Survey; the data included how often participants read physical books, magazines, newspapers, or listened to audio and electronic books on an average day.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who watched him at Boise State would expect to see more explosiveness.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Martha Stewart, Cyndi Lauper and Christina Hendricks watched on as an unexpected guest − a homeless man walking to the show's drumbeat and dangling a cap from his hand − marched down the gravel runway.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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That sentiment has coincided with plummeting sales of Teslas, particularly in Europe.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Williams, 92, is a Jamaican immigrant with end-stage kidney disease whose roof, parts of which are nine and 19 years old, began to leak after a period of heavy weather in late September that coincided with the passage of Hurricane Helene.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps turning the win a bit sour at the end of the game, in the fourth quarter, a Fever fan was escorted out of the arena for comments directed at Gray.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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On the scene was actress Dolores Costello, the wife of John Barrymore, who escorted Knowlden to her dressing room and cared for her.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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In a video taken by a security camera at his mother's driveway, obtained by ABC News, a federal agent can be heard asking Gamez Lira to turn off the engine and to not resist.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office What To Know Videos posted on social media after the shooting showed officers carrying Zinn from the scene as students can be heard screaming.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Vicencio’s criminal history in the county outlines struggles with mental health, and legal trouble over gun possession; he was supervised under the court’s mental-health treatment division for much of 2022.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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After that, the rtw was designed by a team supervised by managing director Georgina Brandolini.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The team was aided by architectural firm Elysian Group, who also oversaw contracting and landscaping work.—
Juliet Izon,
Architectural Digest,
17 Sep. 2025
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Report Five-year Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau, who previously oversaw Towns on the Timberwolves from 2016-19, was let go after New York's relatively successful season.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Attended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attended. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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