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as in attends
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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Recent Examples of accompanies
An advertisement for the Résonance, which Francis Ford Coppola saved and was later found by his wife, leading to the gift, accompanies the watch, Boutros says.
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Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
But more important to the story than the autobiographical details, which in any case are swallowed up by the vortex of fiction, is the devastating loss of meaning that accompanies the death of a child.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
The song accompanies the recent launch of Calvi’s new Substack, Carving Silver in Strange Weather, a home for unreleased songs, playlists, and writings on music.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2025
The audio that accompanies the display is also the same, but in this case, that means spatial audio and a surprising number of speakers crammed into the slim confines of a MacBook chassis.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
These results suggest that these immune proteins might be contributing to the low-grade inflammation that accompanies aging.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
Sawayama's post references the traditional floor mat that the performers are seen sparring on, and the etiquette that accompanies it — namely, never wearing shoes on a tatami.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Those victories — pairing with the unbridled optimism that accompanies a youthful signal caller — set Gainesville ablaze entering 2025.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Determining whether a coup accompanies anti-government protests depends on how elites and the military behave, not on how violent protesters may be.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
But more important to the story than the autobiographical details, which in any case are swallowed up by the vortex of fiction, is the devastating loss of meaning that accompanies the death of a child.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
The song accompanies the recent launch of Calvi’s new Substack, Carving Silver in Strange Weather, a home for unreleased songs, playlists, and writings on music.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2025
The audio that accompanies the display is also the same, but in this case, that means spatial audio and a surprising number of speakers crammed into the slim confines of a MacBook chassis.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
These results suggest that these immune proteins might be contributing to the low-grade inflammation that accompanies aging.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
Sawayama's post references the traditional floor mat that the performers are seen sparring on, and the etiquette that accompanies it — namely, never wearing shoes on a tatami.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Those victories — pairing with the unbridled optimism that accompanies a youthful signal caller — set Gainesville ablaze entering 2025.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Determining whether a coup accompanies anti-government protests depends on how elites and the military behave, not on how violent protesters may be.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanies
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Charlie inherited his dad’s love for baseball and attends a lot of Freddie's games with his mom.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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There’s certainly no subtlety to the reveal that Esther, who usually attends the party as Queen Esther, would rather change it up and be a sexy cat this year.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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The action coincides with controllers’ first full missing paycheck since the shutdown began.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The danger intensifies when storm surge coincides with high tide, rapidly elevating water levels and increasing the risk of widespread flooding.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Medlin escorts me down the hall to the judge’s office, where Skeet is in a meeting with some local men.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Foreign reporters can currently only enter Gaza when the Israeli military allows and escorts them.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The first death happens when the heart stops beating and the brain stops working.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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What happens if a brain aneurysm ruptures?—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Rest is Football is part of a recent trend in football coverage which sees ex-players turned pundits — such as Gary Neville, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards — being very open about their continuing allegiances to former clubs.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The new real estate series sees the Scott twins help wary buyers grapple with commitment issues to possibly make the biggest purchase of their lives.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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By replicating the visual fidelity of reality, retina E-paper brings science closer to creating virtual worlds that the human eye cannot distinguish from the real one.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The process brings hemp fibers down to 35 millimeters so it can be spun in a blend on existing cotton spinning systems.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Accompanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanies. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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