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the condition of being attentive and ready to help
The parents' attendance to their children's needs was remarkable.
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Recent Examples of attendance
Texas school districts receive state funding based on average daily attendance, and a large number of students leaving before roll is taken could potentially affect that.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
Little should be taken away from attendance aside from Kuminga’s participation.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
The 2024 fest had a total attendance of 130,000 and has drawn both local and out-of-state Latin music fans since its 2022 debut.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
But local attendance remains a challenge in a city where mainstream pop and electronic music dominate.
—Florencia Franceschetti, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
Little should be taken away from attendance aside from Kuminga’s participation.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
The 2024 fest had a total attendance of 130,000 and has drawn both local and out-of-state Latin music fans since its 2022 debut.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
But local attendance remains a challenge in a city where mainstream pop and electronic music dominate.
—Florencia Franceschetti, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendance
Noun
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His stories enthrall his fellow captives, and capture the attention of Hasan, the enigmatic and feared Bey of Algiers, igniting an affinity between captor and captive.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Image The Historian By Elizabeth Kostova In her fresh take on the vampire novel, Kostova reworks the Dracula legend with a historian’s meticulous attention to detail.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Step Up: High Watch, which followed the students and faculty of High Water, Atlanta’s most cutthroat performing arts school, ran for one season on Starz, before the next two seasons streamed on YouTube’s subscription service.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Adam Kubler, employment services coordinator for the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities, emphasized the importance of seeing remote work as an accommodation, one that's already in place.—
Gene Myers,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, as of February 2025, the war in Ukraine has left 12.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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State police are now asking for the public’s assistance in the investigation.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendance. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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