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as in romances
also affaires
a brief romantic relationship
an affair between two singles spending the summer at the same beach resort
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2
as in events
a social gathering
the annual country club dance is a really fancy affair
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3
as in productions
something produced by physical or intellectual effort
the lead float in the parade was a pretty impressive affair, a giant eagle's head with equally huge wings
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as in things
something that happens
the whole affair from start to finish took a total of 15 minutes
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as in matters
something to be dealt with
it's none of your affair whom I'm going out with tonight
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Recent Examples of affairs
Senators attached the continuing resolution to a package of spending bills addressing military construction, veterans affairs, agriculture and congressional operations.
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Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
With this in mind, numerous sources from across the industry settled on Apple executive Jay Hunt, a former BBC Six O’Clock News editor, and James Harding, the ex-BBC current affairs boss who now runs Tortoise Media and the Observer, as credible candidates.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Meza resigned while an internal affairs investigation was incomplete.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated November 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Barry McCaffrey, who served in the Cabinet of President Bill Clinton and is familiar to many from years as a military-affairs commentator on television.
—Chris Dovi, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Deborah Turness has decades of experience in news and current affairs programming.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
David Merritt is senior vice president of external affairs at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
—David Merritt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Furthermore, the terror group is influencing the transitional process by insisting on having a say over appointments to the technocratic committee tasked with administering Gaza’s affairs.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
In his new role, Lichtman will oversee MCT’s corporate operations, as well as its business and legal affairs.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
With this in mind, numerous sources from across the industry settled on Apple executive Jay Hunt, a former BBC Six O’Clock News editor, and James Harding, the ex-BBC current affairs boss who now runs Tortoise Media and the Observer, as credible candidates.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Meza resigned while an internal affairs investigation was incomplete.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated November 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Barry McCaffrey, who served in the Cabinet of President Bill Clinton and is familiar to many from years as a military-affairs commentator on television.
—Chris Dovi, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Deborah Turness has decades of experience in news and current affairs programming.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
David Merritt is senior vice president of external affairs at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
—David Merritt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Furthermore, the terror group is influencing the transitional process by insisting on having a say over appointments to the technocratic committee tasked with administering Gaza’s affairs.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
In his new role, Lichtman will oversee MCT’s corporate operations, as well as its business and legal affairs.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affairs
Noun
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Although several early romances blossom, some misguided flubs send four sexy singles to the chopping block.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Doremus’s credits include Like Crazy and sci-fi romances Zoe and Equals.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Find more university press titles featured on the University Press Week reading list, along with a schedule of University Press Week events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The president has attended plenty of sporting events over the last 13 months.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The government also requires productions to apply for the program only during short quarterly application periods, which further reduces flexibility for studios.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Chief operating officer Jean-Yves Patay has visited Taiwan multiple times, and the company currently has three co-productions with Taiwanese studios — one TV series and two features.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those on nine-month contracts must devote 480 hours to instruction — which can include things like lab work, clinical work and internships in addition to lecture time — over the course of the contract.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Because, in waking life, the truth is that things haven’t been the same since the strain of raising two young kids started to wear on their parents.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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The matters being sorted out in the lab and in the field are not just technical and medical.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Navigating intense money matters?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Both of those were fine, and Conclave got a boost from the camp potential of its Vatican intrigues, but this new movie suggests that Berger isn’t capable of rising above his source material or, in this case, even meeting it.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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His firepower for short stints on the mound intrigues the Rockies.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Say, for example, that a restaurant’s menu states that an automatic 18% charge will be added to all bills for parties of six or more customers.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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While no blame was assigned, the hearings were open to the public and often gave interested parties, including family members of the person killed, their first opportunity for answers.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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According to the market research firm EchoTik, the TikTok Shop sold $19 billion worth of products globally in the third quarter of this year, from July through September.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Cureate does not warehouse or distribute food products, the company buys purchases the food order and the farmer delivers it to the customer, Bryden said.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affairs. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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