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
While Fujii is well-known for singing along to his own virtuoso accompaniment on the piano, his dance performances also showcase his star power.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
The movies were presented in the manner that, in their time, was standard in Japan: with live accompaniment by performers, called benshi, who stood next to the screen and functioned as m.c.s, narrators, and actors.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
By the end of the preview, the camera zooms in on the rear-view mirror, confirming that the man shaking his head is a a shades-wearing Justin, smiling and mouthing the lyrics to the song that features only spare acoustic guitar accompaniment.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Still, this sober contender has a lot of work to do and will hardly be helped by the fact that its strongest category, Editing, is more likely to be an accompaniment to a Best Picture bid rather than a launchpad.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
The movies were presented in the manner that, in their time, was standard in Japan: with live accompaniment by performers, called benshi, who stood next to the screen and functioned as m.c.s, narrators, and actors.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
By the end of the preview, the camera zooms in on the rear-view mirror, confirming that the man shaking his head is a a shades-wearing Justin, smiling and mouthing the lyrics to the song that features only spare acoustic guitar accompaniment.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Still, this sober contender has a lot of work to do and will hardly be helped by the fact that its strongest category, Editing, is more likely to be an accompaniment to a Best Picture bid rather than a launchpad.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompaniment
Noun
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Certainly, he’s matched with the quarterback that’s the perfect complement for him in Patrick.—
Cale Clinton,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Plus, the shade Blushed Mallow, a mauve-leaning nude, is the perfect complement to my go-to Glossier lip liner in the shade Bit.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
25 Jan. 2025
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The book aims to help families navigate the heartache of losing a furry companion.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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While the European Union makes progress with the AI Act implementation and in particular its companion Code of Practice, regulatory fragmentation is looming.—
Henry Papadatos,
TIME,
10 Feb. 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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She was also employed in housekeeping and as a front desk attendant for the AmericInn Motel in Hutchinson.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The second accusation occurred in a parking lot in view of a parking-garage attendant.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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Any 12-stepper is gonna tell you, that creates this whole series of circular incidents and accidents.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Adams was one of four men killed in domestic violence incidents last year — a full third of the city’s 2024 fatal domestic violence victims, according to police data.—
Shelly Bradbury,
The Denver Post,
9 Feb. 2025
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These aesthetic flourishes find an auditory corollary in Kenneth Blume’s swelling, spectral score, which toggles between sinister and ecstatic.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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At first, these questions seemed almost like a stunt; the closest corollary that came to mind was Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G, asking ridiculous questions with a straight face and making comedy out of the interviewee’s struggle to answer.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 Jan. 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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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has overseen a military campaign that has had catastrophic consequences not only for the people of Gaza but for his own people as well.—
Mike Quigley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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And when even one part falters, there can be profound consequences.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Accompaniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompaniment. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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