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Synonyms for attendant
Synonyms: Noun
companion, escort, guard, guide
Synonyms: Adjective
consequent, consequential, due (to), resultant
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Examples of attendant in a Sentence
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She let the parking attendant park her car. let the hotel attendant help them with their bagsAdjective
The town is trying to deal with the population boom and the attendant increase in traffic. dreaded the coming flu season and the attendant flood of school absences
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The clubhouse attendants even made a throwback jersey for Skaggs when the team celebrated the 1970s last weekend at Angel Stadium. — Los Angeles Times, "Angels’ return to Texas a jarring reminder of Tyler Skaggs’ death," 19 Aug. 2019 Deputies responded to a report of a man who parked at a gas station and blocked a gas pump, then refused to leave when asked by the attendant. — Washington Post, "Loudoun County crime report," 7 Aug. 2019 In May, the toilets in San Francisco recorded nearly 50,000 flushes, all logged by attendants. — Janie Har, The Mercury News, "San Francisco curbs waste with public toilets, ‘poop patrol’," 2 Aug. 2019 Down below, clubhouse attendants will roll out white uniforms, carefully stitched. — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, "Diamondbacks' Adam Jones' impact in Baltimore endures ahead of reunion with Orioles," 15 July 2019 There were the security guards, the clubhouse attendants, the stadium ushers who rushed up to say hello. — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Cardinals celebrate Albert Pujols in emotional return to St. Louis," 21 June 2019 Jackson and Gomez have been with the Red Sox for 25 years, working as clubhouse attendants. — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "David Ortiz’s welfare was all that mattered at Fenway Park on Monday," 10 June 2019 But just as Saturday evening’s game came into view, a clubhouse attendant finally began removing Harvey’s belongings. — New York Times, "Mets Get a Boost From Matz. Alas, It Doesn’t Matter.," 5 May 2018 When the shuttle was 10.2 feet from the truck and nearly stopped, the attendant pressed one of the emergency stop buttons. — Washington Post, "This crash sounded like an indictment of autonomous vehicles, but the NTSB report tells a different story," 12 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Rather, they were unified by nothing so much as antipathy to America’s growing diversity, and an attendant feeling that whites were losing ground. — The Economist, "The 2020 campaign will be more racially divisive than 2016 was," 18 July 2019 But the public has become increasingly aware of the problems attendant to mass incarceration and seems ready for a frank discussion. — Lynn S. Adelman, Twin Cities, "Lynn S. Adelman: There’s another tough-on-crime law Democrats should focus their criticism on," 12 July 2019 Hundreds, in fact thousands, have made large cuts into the stocks in the past days and weeks, preparing against the day, but a final rush was expected with attendant excitement. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: Prohibition closed 55 saloons in San Diego 100 years ago today," 30 June 2019 The breeze means that fans, with their attendant mechanical noises, are seldom required. — Deborah Hornblow, courant.com, "Boutique Farms: Creative And Resourceful Farmers Find Their Artisanal Niche," 25 June 2019 The Hamptons had long been a playground for the Abstract Expressionist circle, and as Pollock did several years earlier, de Kooning made the move there to escape the distractions of his increasing fame and its attendant temptation of alcohol abuse. — Stephen Ellis, The New York Review of Books, "Willem de Kooning: Acrobat with a Paint Brush," 1 June 2019 Nearly everyone has experienced a fever and its attendant symptoms—from fatigue and body aches to hot flashes and chills. — Markham Heid, Time, "The Science Behind Fever Dreams," 11 June 2019 My reasons were rooted in the sense that hijab, with all of its attendant complexities, was hindering my spiritual journey. — Asma Uddin, Teen Vogue, "An Excerpt From ‘When Islam is Not a Religion: Inside America’s Fight for Religious Freedom’," 26 May 2019 The elusiveness of this attendant spirit may be the answer that Roberto Baggio and his sympathisers have been looking for since that penalty kick was so uncharacteristically missed. — SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: 6 Weeks to Go - Roberto Baggio & the Elusive Daemon of Genius," 13 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'attendant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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