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
Rosanne Cash and Trisha Yearwood, with accompaniment by John Leventhal, will host the third annual Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle on the Arkansas State University campus in September.
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Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2025
The fusion of Nas’ poetic lyricism with a full symphonic accompaniment has drawn praise from both audiences and collaborators.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 Apr. 2025
He may also have been inspired by the spirited instrumental and vocal accompaniment on most of his encores from Larkin Poe — sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell, who are 26 and 25, respectively.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Great Travel Drink Accessories and Portable Coolers At the end of a long drive, a chilled wine is a perfect accompaniment to a picnic lunch or barbecue dinner, and the Decoy Featherweight Chardonnay keeps it light.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2025
The fusion of Nas’ poetic lyricism with a full symphonic accompaniment has drawn praise from both audiences and collaborators.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 Apr. 2025
He may also have been inspired by the spirited instrumental and vocal accompaniment on most of his encores from Larkin Poe — sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell, who are 26 and 25, respectively.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Great Travel Drink Accessories and Portable Coolers At the end of a long drive, a chilled wine is a perfect accompaniment to a picnic lunch or barbecue dinner, and the Decoy Featherweight Chardonnay keeps it light.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
Noun
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In the offseason, however, Verse has developed his speed rush as a complement.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Like 'Grape Sensation', spent flowerheads maintain their color, providing an interesting texture complement to the fresh blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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One 2023 paper in Pacific Conservation Biology reported that nearly 75% of companion animals studied—from horses to dogs to smaller mammals—showed fear responses to fireworks.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
4 July 2025
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Arizona Republic Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The hope, for many in Vietnam, is that the war and all its concomitant struggles will fade into the oblivion of prosperity.—
Damien Cave,
New York Times,
30 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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Krypto excitedly tackles her to the ground, as Clark explains to one of his android attendants that Kara, who recently turned 21, is a party girl.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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No one witnessed the abduction but authorities became concerned when customers at the gas station reported that there was no attendant.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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In each of these incidents, settlers struck in broad daylight.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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Personal injury suits against cities can run between hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars per incident.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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The corollary of all these events is that Nyaan ends up with Kycilia, by way of Olivier, and Machu with Challia.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Created as a corollary to the franchise pact, the energy cooperation agreement calls on SDG&E to help the city on various fronts, such as meeting the city’s clean energy, electrification, safety and equity goals.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 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 episode underscores the precariousness of elite status in Putin’s Russia—and the unpredictable consequences for those who lose the president’s trust.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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What are the consequences of relying on a workforce of mainly undocumented individuals? From Dresser's perspective, undocumented workers are especially vulnerable when law enforcement agencies focus more on immigration status and less on violations of workers' rights.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
7 July 2025
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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