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as in present
being within the confines of a specified place
a surprise arrest of the operator of an illegal gambling joint and all attending employees
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2
as in accompanying
present at the same time and place
dislikes flying and all of its attending inconveniences
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as in escorting
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 listening
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 watching
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 coinciding
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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as in physician
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Recent Examples of attending
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Apr. 2025
Patrick also discussed the impact Swift attending games has on younger generations who may not have been football fans before — including his own daughter.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Ryan DeVries, who works in property management and volunteers as a first responder, left his firearm in his car before attending Kirk’s event, anticipating metal detectors.
—Rachel Wolf , Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Wyle, a five-time Emmy nominee for his role as Dr. John Carter, plays a different ER attending, Dr. Michael Robinavitch (aka Dr. Robby).
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Apr. 2025
Patrick also discussed the impact Swift attending games has on younger generations who may not have been football fans before — including his own daughter.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
In June 2025, Canham shared a post showing the two of them attending what appeared to be a destination wedding in Marrakech.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Ryan DeVries, who works in property management and volunteers as a first responder, left his firearm in his car before attending Kirk’s event, anticipating metal detectors.
—Rachel Wolf , Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attending
Adjective
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If tax records and documents do not add up, employers and employees may be arrested and detained as investigators sort out who is illegally present in the United States or illegally employing workers.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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In addition to Ballas, other past and present professional dancers have also served as guest judges — including Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Cheryl Burke, Kym Johnson Herjavec, Allison Holker, Artem Chigvintsev, Jenna Johnson, Karina Smirnoff and Lindsay Arnold.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Not only are soaring property values squeezing many people out of the housing market once again, but the accompanying tax increases are squeezing many families and retirees.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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The accompanying curry brings oil and water together in delicate balance — emulsification — to carry layers of spice and flavor.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
19 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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Be open to listening to those young people as well, and learning from them about how things are changing, especially in the worlds of AI and digital marketing.—
Sarah Barnes-Humphrey,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Researchers believe their approach could help resource managers working on marine conservation efforts and sustainable fishing practices, by listening to what the animals are doing, without disturbing them.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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There is nothing quite like the thrill of spotting a dorsal fin slicing through open water or watching a pod leap through the surf beside your boat.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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In his leisure time, Atharva loves learning about digital marketing and watching soccer matches.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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After a while, the physician gestures and a man places a pot at Ellen’s feet.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Around the turn of the 19th century, a Viennese physician named Franz Joseph Gall proposed a new, and controversial, hypothesis about the human brain.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
19 Sep. 2025
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
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“Attending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attending. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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