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as in accompanies
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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as in listens
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 supervises
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 coincides
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 attends
Meanwhile, King Charles attends a church service in Sandringham, England, and Richard Gere poses for the camera in Milan, Italy.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
If Swift attends the away game on Christmas, all bets are off.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Dec. 2024
Theo attends the on-base daycare, which costs just under $1,000 per month.
—Mike Winters,tasia Jensen, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Sofia, who is in the sixth grade, attends a different public school from Abundant Life Christian School, but two close cousins go there.
—NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
So, she was invited and now attends annually.
—Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
When Abby attends a party held by her crush, a rich frat boy hotshot named Cody, the bash spins out of control when Cody and the boys decide to drug, rape, and hunt several of the girls in attendance.
—William Earl, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Byron still attends Liberty University as a student in its online program.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
One Christian reference is the Last Supper, at which the 13th guest, Judas Iscariot, attends before betraying Jesus Christ.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attends
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However, the surge in tourism often accompanies bustling crowds, especially in peak seasons.Jennifer Lee, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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This time around, Madea accompanies her friend Eileen (Anna Maria Horsford) to a small, rural town to visit the latter's daughter, Lacey (Tika Sumpter).Cydney Lee and Kevin Jacobsen Published, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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This coincides with Sam starting to recover fragments of her memory after a car accident following a holiday party.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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The recent selloff coincides with losses across risk-forward financial assets, including stocks, as the S&P 500 is down 2% over the last week.Derek Saul, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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If Bell grants the stay, the injunction would be sidelined until the Fourth Circuit hears NASCAR’s appeal.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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All that readers know about the reality of the story is what the main character sees, feels, hears, and thinks about.Christian Holub, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Andrea Murphy is the Statistics Editor who oversees lists like the Global 2000 and America’s Largest Private Companies.Andrea Murphy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Intermountain Region, which oversees Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, granted exemptions to Bridger-Teton for its two seasonal positions; the Pacific Northwest region, which manages Oregon and Washington State, approved Schell’s request for all eight.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
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The trick is that those outfits will be repurposed for next year’s pantomime season for one of the other pantos Harrison manages.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ruth manages to solve that only for Remy and Mike to start fist fighting among the barrels and against the tanker, and then Gary (Meegwun Fairbrother) shows up just as Ruth gets a critical call about her husband’s medical condition.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Attends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attends. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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