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
And the ambiance is superb, a talented pianist the perfect accompaniment to your evening.
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Iconic — and the perfect accompaniment to a try of protein-rich deviled eggs made with London’s favorite recipe.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 4 Apr. 2025
The adaptation is now coming to California via an American Ballet Theatre premiere, featuring music by Joby Talbot and accompaniment by the Pacific Symphony.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
For Peter Som, cooking has been an ideal accompaniment for his career as a fashion designer.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Iconic — and the perfect accompaniment to a try of protein-rich deviled eggs made with London’s favorite recipe.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 4 Apr. 2025
The adaptation is now coming to California via an American Ballet Theatre premiere, featuring music by Joby Talbot and accompaniment by the Pacific Symphony.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
For Peter Som, cooking has been an ideal accompaniment for his career as a fashion designer.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
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As Swansea looks to cement itself as the country’s dominant force, whether Modric—a European who’s experienced English soccer at Tottenham Hotspur—complements or disrupts the U.S. owners’ thinking will be fascinating.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The springtime complement to Halloween Horror Nights, Fan Fest Nights focuses on theme park theatrics and sci-fi, gaming and anime rather than horror.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Martin and a companion on April 27, 2023, entered the Washington, DC, museum and smeared washable red and black paint on the case protecting Edgar Degas’s 1881 Little Dancer Aged Fourteen in an effort to bring attention to the climate crisis.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Apr. 2025
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The cougars were paired as companions for their similar personalities and age, officials said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 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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The attendant was not warm or gentle, but her assertive touch felt motherly, even sensible.—
Anna Haines,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Businesses can quickly hire them part-time to help with a sudden increase in demand without needing all the paperwork, benefits and expenses attendant with a full-time employee.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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According to the news release from the Los Angeles Police Department, the incident occurred Tuesday afternoon, April 8, after California Highway Patrol requested backup in locating three misdemeanor hit-and-run suspects who fled into a residential neighborhood of Eagle Rock in Los Angeles.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority also confirmed the incident in a statement.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Read More: How a Second Trump Administration Will Change the Domestic and World Order As a corollary to his efforts to promote peace abroad, Roosevelt also set out to restore the American people’s faith in democracy at home.—
Time,
Time,
12 Apr. 2025
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In this light, soft skills can be seen as a workplace corollary to centrists’ pleas for a right wing that doesn’t storm the Capitol and a left that doesn’t take up space on the campus lawn.—
Lily Scherlis,
Harper's Magazine,
28 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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The consequences are disproportionately worse for families experiencing poverty that often lack the resources to help children catch up.—
Beth Swanson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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For taxpayers who owe money, the consequences of a late filing can be costly, with steep monthly charges and daily interest accruals that quickly add up.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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