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as in strained
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
affected laughter at the boss's jokes an affected southern accent
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as in arrogant
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance
with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have
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as in inclined
having a liking or affection
after years of being well affected toward their grandchildren, they did not want to lose access to them because of a bitter divorce
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as in influenced
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least
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as in concerned
to be the business or affair of
fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard
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as in haunted
to go to or spend time in often
a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town
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Recent Examples of affected
Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Remove leaves affected by leaf spot or black tips and any rotting roots.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Who is affected by the rules now in place?
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Can any of you please tell me, honestly, if you were personally affected job-wise?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
No sites under the 2015 rule are affected.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
The workers affected include Transportation Security Administration officers who staff airport security checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
—Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The synagogue had already started a fire fund and raised more than a million dollars to help those affected by the 2025 fires in Southern California, Frenkel said.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The following state, federal and local government offices' schedules may be affected by holiday observances Monday.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
Drinking water was not affected by the spill, officials said.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Remove leaves affected by leaf spot or black tips and any rotting roots.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Who is affected by the rules now in place?
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Can any of you please tell me, honestly, if you were personally affected job-wise?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
No sites under the 2015 rule are affected.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
The workers affected include Transportation Security Administration officers who staff airport security checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
—Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The synagogue had already started a fire fund and raised more than a million dollars to help those affected by the 2025 fires in Southern California, Frenkel said.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The following state, federal and local government offices' schedules may be affected by holiday observances Monday.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affected
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As Derya and Aziz’s hypocrisies, as upper-class intellectuals, are increasingly brought to the fore, Namal and Biçer’s conversational performances grow haggard and strained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Gregg Phillips, an associate administrator at FEMA, said at a hearing this week that its disaster relief fund has sufficient balances to continue emergency response activities during a shutdown, but would become seriously strained in the event of a catastrophic disaster.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And ironically, the most arrogant ones are the worst ones.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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But there’s a throughline in Smith’s most popular works — he’s been cast repeatedly as a villain, and usually an arrogant or smug one.—
Sophia Solano,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Da Cunha Lewin is inclined to agree with the English writer Geoff Dyer, who thinks that writer’s block is a myth.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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Everyone, to some extent, grades their romantic partner on a curve, and relationships in which partners are especially inclined to do this may be particularly strong.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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During the test, teams will run through the full range of operations that would take place on launch day, including loading the SLS rocket with 700,000 gallons cryogenic liquid propellant that is later drained and conducting a mock countdown.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kids will have a blast at the Seaport Museum next door, especially when exploring the mock-village section and tall-mast whaling ship.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Trained as an attorney, Levine is very proud of his accomplishments, launching his FM station when FM was not doing well.—
Richard Wagoner,
Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Nutrition is key to our overall health, and farmers are proud to grow and raise a diverse range of crops and protein for consumers to enjoy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The fire started on the roof of an older medical office building and did not begin inside the attached main hospital building, officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Each heavy truck with an attached plow is about $280,000.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This tends to bento-box subjects in unnatural ways.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Too-deep application can scar, alter texture, or cause pigment migration, color shifts, and an unnatural look over time.—
Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As for the ever important flame, a high-performance burner powered by bio-GPL produced from 100 percent renewable feedstocks by energy company ENI is at the core of the torch.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Feb. 2026
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Its mass is the most important factor in determining both its lifetime and its fate, with other secondary factors, such as metallicity (or the fraction of heavy elements present within it), also playing a role.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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