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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
Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Sergio Perez faced considerable difficulties during the 2024 season with a car that was affected by balance problems, and the increasing gap to the Dutchman made matters worse for him.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The team worked from the assumption that model performance would be primarily affected by the noise-batch ratio, which compares the volume of randomized noise to the size of the original training data.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
While those in the immediate surroundings are most affected, the rest of society suffers, too.
—Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
When a recent technical issue affected our community, our response wasn't calculated by contractual requirements, but by what felt right for people who've trusted us through this journey.
—James Manto, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
This will tell you if your box is affected.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
Smaller carriers were also affected, including Alaska, Delta, Volaris, Air Canada, Key Lime Air, Contour, Envoy and Icelandair.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
The flip barely affected the CPU temperature reading, but the impact was great enough to drop the H9 Flow RGB out of second place.
—Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
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Other states affected by heavy rains include Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir in the north of the country and Telangana in the south.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Sergio Perez faced considerable difficulties during the 2024 season with a car that was affected by balance problems, and the increasing gap to the Dutchman made matters worse for him.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The team worked from the assumption that model performance would be primarily affected by the noise-batch ratio, which compares the volume of randomized noise to the size of the original training data.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
While those in the immediate surroundings are most affected, the rest of society suffers, too.
—Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
When a recent technical issue affected our community, our response wasn't calculated by contractual requirements, but by what felt right for people who've trusted us through this journey.
—James Manto, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
This will tell you if your box is affected.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
Smaller carriers were also affected, including Alaska, Delta, Volaris, Air Canada, Key Lime Air, Contour, Envoy and Icelandair.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
The flip barely affected the CPU temperature reading, but the impact was great enough to drop the H9 Flow RGB out of second place.
—Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affected
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One of the main challenges facing the economy is the strained relationship between Beijing and Washington as disputes over technology and geopolitics mount.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Photothek via Getty Images Against the backdrop of a strained labour market, many workers feel obliged to overperform.—
Alliance Manchester Business School,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Zane played the arrogant Cal Hockley, who was engaged to Jack's love interest, Rose (played by Kate Winslet).—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a nutshell, people are easily irritated and inclined to get caught up in nasty power struggles because they’re entrenched in their own views.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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An inclined swivel mechanism creates a snug fit behind the ear, which helps preserve the low-frequency response and enhances acoustic performance.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Whose idea was this, and what kinds of settler-colonial relations does this mock holdup invert?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sweater My grandmother also purchased this 100 percent cashmere mock-neck sweater to have on hand in case the weather requires an extra layer.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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As Cantillo dissected his outing, Hedges peered over at him, beaming like a proud father.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the proud Eugene will not hear of it.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mainland investors continue to accumulate the stock via Southbound Stock Connect, as shown in the attached chart.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There’s also an attached three-car garage on the premises.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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In its world premiere, SECOND NATURE challenges the notion that queerness is unnatural, by turning to nature itself — and the science that dismantles the myth of the gender binary.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stories abound in folklore of the unnatural taking the place of the natural.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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This grandiose opera house in Guangzhou—an hour northwest of Hong Kong by train—opened in 2010 using the plans for the Cardiff Bay Opera House in Wales, which was never built.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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The monumental, symmetrical building had a grandiose entrance mimicking the front of the Greek temple, and the glass and iron dome at the structure’s center was erected using the latest construction techniques.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Affected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affected. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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