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
Puts leans on the projections to do the storytelling; the music often feels more like accompaniment than main attraction.
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, New York Times, 19 May 2025
If your idea of the perfect Sicilian getaway is one spent admiring ancient architecture with the accompaniment of a refreshing rooftop drink, make this your home base pronto.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 17 May 2025
Over the years in live performances, Elton has often put a bit more shine on the back half, buoying the vocals and banging through emphatic piano accompaniments.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
For the perfect accompaniment to afternoon tea, try these Coffee Cake Scones from the Bon Appétit Bake Club.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2025
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, New York Times, 19 May 2025
If your idea of the perfect Sicilian getaway is one spent admiring ancient architecture with the accompaniment of a refreshing rooftop drink, make this your home base pronto.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 17 May 2025
Over the years in live performances, Elton has often put a bit more shine on the back half, buoying the vocals and banging through emphatic piano accompaniments.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
For the perfect accompaniment to afternoon tea, try these Coffee Cake Scones from the Bon Appétit Bake Club.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
Noun
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Marchand has added another veteran presence to the room and has served as a quality complement to Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen on Florida’s third forward line.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Smith was a fine complement in the middle to counter the attention opposing defenses sent the way of wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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The Tribeca offerings include the Miley Cyrus film, a visual companion to her new album.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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That’s because her daughter and sometime musical companion Willow had cooked up her own homebrew tribute to the Great White Way.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 June 2025
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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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Lyman Ward — who took on the role of Ferris’ dad, Tom Bueller, and is the ex-husband of Pickett — and Richard Edson, who played the garage attendant, were scheduled to attend the panel event, but did not appear.—
Stephanie Guerilus,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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The emotional story was shared in a post on Reddit, where the woman recounted how the United Airlines attendant listened to and comforted her.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Footage from the incident shows a circle of dozens of people, many wearing masks, surrounding an American flag burning on the ground.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 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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The directive has sown confusion among educators and attorneys, some of whom see it as a corollary to the administration’s wide-scale attack on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
1 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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Bass has been quicker to respond this time around, announcing a nightly curfew for downtown, warning of consequences for those who vandalize or commit violence and spelling out the real-world impacts of the ICE arrests on her constituents.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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What are possible consequences of salmonella and E. coli infections?—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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