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as in resultant
coming as a result
dreaded the coming flu season and the attendant flood of school absences
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Relevance
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2
as in accompanying
present at the same time and place
the movie stars' divorce and the attendant press coverage about it
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as in accompaniment
something that is found along with something else
disease is the inevitable attendant of poor sanitation
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Recent Examples of attendant
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Presumably this allele offered some as yet unknown protective effect that outweighed its attendant risk of celiac disease.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The golden years bring with them their own set of joys and sorrows, positives and negatives, surprises, both good and not so, and a myriad of issues and decisions attendant thereto that many of us paid absolutely no heed when told by our folks what the final frontier has in store for us.
—Oc Register, 22 June 2025
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Adjective
Designed to coincide with Pride Month and the 80th anniversary of these odd Finnish mammals(?), the exhibit and its attendant public programming probably represent the largest gathering of Moomins to ever occur stateside.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Presumably this allele offered some as yet unknown protective effect that outweighed its attendant risk of celiac disease.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Noun
Created to ease social (or religious or corporate) gatherings with large numbers of attendants by ensuring names would not be forgotten.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The golden years bring with them their own set of joys and sorrows, positives and negatives, surprises, both good and not so, and a myriad of issues and decisions attendant thereto that many of us paid absolutely no heed when told by our folks what the final frontier has in store for us.
—Oc Register, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendant
Adjective
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The resultant liquid is full of grain-forward flavors with a sweet finish.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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This resultant collaboration has now detected over 300 black hole mergers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The result, the Electron E1 and its accompanying compiler, is now heading to developers and early partners.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 July 2025
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The production will incorporate images and illusions across three accompanying projection screens to complement Williams’ earliest attempts at merging cinematic reality with stage illusion.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The book emphasized that people are looking for a guide, like Yoda for Luke Skywalker, because everyone is the hero of their own day.—
Dave Knox,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Beefy satisfaction awaits in our guide to cooking burgers indoors.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The 22-year-old Spanish singer-songwriter boasts an ethereal, ductile voice that sounds equally convincing singing solo with flamenco guitar accompaniment or over dance beats.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
18 July 2025
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The eight-track album features the accompaniment of a symphony-style orchestra, gospel choir and swampy, rock-style instrumentation.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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In this setup, hydrogen is injected into the combustion chamber as air is being compressed, along with a small quantity of pilot fuel such as biodiesel, which is used to initiate ignition and the consequent combustion of hydrogen with air.—
David Blekhman,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The chasm between rich and poor and the consequent collapse of social trust in American society seem to have followed almost automatically from changes in tax rates.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Neither vessel apparently requested an escort from the EU force.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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The trial’s testimony also included former staffers of Combs, male escorts and federal agents.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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However, other information, including associated reminders and tasks, remains stored.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Step 2 – Develop Character To Increase Psychological Safety Unlike personality, which is considered semi-stable with no associated development paradigm, character behaviors are habits that can be developed but can also erode.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Bringing in a guard who can make that kind of an impact would be of interest to most teams around the NBA.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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The Magic had help off the bench when 6-5 guard Wendell Moore Jr. posted an efficient 22 points with a pair of triples and 6-4 guard Alondes Williams added 14 with 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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“Attendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendant. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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