as in complement
something that is found along with something else
the sound of crickets was the perfect accompaniment to our summer evenings on the porch
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Recent Examples of accompaniment
So the games go on, with all eyes on Gi-hun and an accompaniment of fellow contestants, allies and enemies alike.
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Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
The near-instant acceleration feels unrelenting and unlimited, sensations made more surreal by the accompaniment of relative silence.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
Now prepare to meet his movie-star alter ego. Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, takes his first leading film role in Hurry Up Tomorrow, a feature-length accompaniment to his sixth album of the same name, coming to theaters May 16.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The Weeknd is depicted as a curious toddler by filmmaker Eddie Alcazar (Divinity, The Vandal) in the new stop-motion short film Red Terror, an accompaniment to the song of the same name off his latest album release Hurry Up Tomorrow.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
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Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
The near-instant acceleration feels unrelenting and unlimited, sensations made more surreal by the accompaniment of relative silence.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
Now prepare to meet his movie-star alter ego. Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, takes his first leading film role in Hurry Up Tomorrow, a feature-length accompaniment to his sixth album of the same name, coming to theaters May 16.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The Weeknd is depicted as a curious toddler by filmmaker Eddie Alcazar (Divinity, The Vandal) in the new stop-motion short film Red Terror, an accompaniment to the song of the same name off his latest album release Hurry Up Tomorrow.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
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True to her own, minimalist style, regularly inspired by the ’90s, these sneakers are the best complement to an effortless pair of low slung, baggy jeans—a silhouette the denim market can’t get enough of.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Leafs have been scouring the trade market for that player for months, and have been searching for a complement to Tavares and Matthews in the middle since free agency last summer.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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What a rare and thrilling opportunity to watch Chris Pratt exchange snarky but affectionate banter with a small, smart-mouthed CGI companion!—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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One of these white dwarfs is thought to be stripping material from a planetary companion, destroying it albeit in a slower fashion than WD 2226-210 did its planetary meal.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Early capitalism and its disciplinary concomitant, the then-nascent field of political economy, understood workers not as people, with a craving for vastness, but as animals, who aspire to nothing more ornate than subsistence.—
Becca Rothfeld,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Mar. 2024
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Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the concomitant rise in oil prices led to a 180-degree turn in Biden’s approach toward Riyadh.—
F. Gregory Gause III,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Aug. 2024
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Piper Perabo, who, along with Zoom attendants Bridget Moynahan and Adam Garcia, noted that rather than quoting a line from the movie, fans who approach her on the street are far more likely to sing one of Warren's songs.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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As passengers evacuate, the attendants would ask the first two able-bodied people to remain just outside to help other passengers, Nelson said.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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The incident occurred at an apartment in the Dorchester neighborhood on Monday afternoon, police said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The incidents caused traffic tie-ups, as concerned parents were diverted from the schools to nearby staging areas.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Most of all, the festival has embraced such upheaval as a necessary corollary of its programming; the most urgent headlines of the day have seldom been far from the festival’s screens, and Tuttle’s inaugural program proved no exception.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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One person with knowledge of the brewing deal brought up the David Blitzer situation as a possible corollary.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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There is a lovely horn obbligato to Sifare’s Act 3 aria which would be challenging to play on a modern instrument.—
Christian Hertzog,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 July 2023
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As an obbligato of protest continued behind Wilson, Dylan, accepting Wilson’s advice, sang the insert.—
Mick Stevens,
The New Yorker,
12 Aug. 2021
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Often those predictions are loaded with a twist in their tail, leading to unintended consequences.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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In a way, Kelly is saying something even Democrats would agree with: elections have consequences.—
Ben Adler,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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