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
An extra weekend day gives people enough free time to run any necessary errands and be refreshed enough to attend an event or two.
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Myisha Battle, Time, 24 May 2025
Admission is free; if planning to attend, RSVP by filling out the firm at bit.ly/457bIRxor calling (870) 536-3375.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2025
Hundreds attended an emotional hearing in Ocala Wednesday where approval seemed a foregone conclusion.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
The heads of other major firms, including IBM, Boeing, Qualcomm and Alphabet, also will attend.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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Myisha Battle, Time, 24 May 2025
Admission is free; if planning to attend, RSVP by filling out the firm at bit.ly/457bIRxor calling (870) 536-3375.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2025
Hundreds attended an emotional hearing in Ocala Wednesday where approval seemed a foregone conclusion.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
The heads of other major firms, including IBM, Boeing, Qualcomm and Alphabet, also will attend.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attend
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On Thursday morning, Ruth, a volunteer who asked not to be fully identified for fear of retaliation, accompanied an asylum seeker from Colombia to his court hearing — something volunteers have been doing for a long time to support migrants without legal representation.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Something Beautiful will be accompanied by a visual album, which is set to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 6.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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The crowd piled into the Chateau at 6 p.m., with most expecting just to listen to the album a few days early before its wide release this Friday.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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The clips of podcasts get seen and listened to more than the actual podcasts themselves.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
28 May 2025
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his delegation watched in stunned silence at footage that Trump believed supported his claims that Ramaphosa’s government was turning a blind eye to violence against white Afrikaners.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Republished on May 21 with One UI 8 noticeably missing from Google I/O. Samsung versus Google has not really been a thing yet — but watch this space.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Trump Media’s announcement also coincides with the start of the bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas where Vice President JD Vance, Trump Media board member Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are expected to speak.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Harry’s trip to China coincides with King Charles’ royal visit to Canada.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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American border officials escorted Victor and his sister back to the U.S. side of the bridge, where, Victor said, federal agents seized their cellphones and told them to reveal the passwords or risk the destruction of their devices.—
Lauren Petracca,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The title mixed action-game elements with tower defense and real-time strategy to create a memorable experience as the swordsman Soh escorts the priestess Yoshiro through a mountain tainted with evil spirits.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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Lenin is the father of Victor Margarito, the museum caretaker, but Victor had never heard the stories his father was telling.—
Sam Kean,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2025
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Numbers don’t mean much if women or non-White soldiers don’t feel valued and heard.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Gray supervised a special housing unit at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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There’s similar apprehension about the new Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal that’s meant to supervise judges in office.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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In addition to his new position as town marshal, Byrd will also be overseeing the move into a new police department.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Brady Fujikawa and Jon Humphrey oversee the film for Lionsgate, with Dan Freedman, Phil Strina, John Biondo and Matt Leonetti having negotiated the deal for the studio.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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“Attend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attend. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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