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as in influences
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 involves
to be the business or affair of
fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast
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as in simulates
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 haunts
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 affects
Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The condition primarily affects babies under one year of age because their immune systems are still developing.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Bookstores can generally return unsold inventory to publishers for a refund or credit, which also affects pricing calculations.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Together, these efforts point to a growing recognition that PTSD affects not only psychological processes but also the biological systems involved in stress, arousal and emotional regulation.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
The warm water affects air currents that leave areas wetter or drier than usual.
—Dillon Amaya, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
And this isn’t just a problem for homeowners – costly insurance also affects renters and affordable housing providers, as landlords pass on costs to tenants, defer maintenance, postpone new building or face financial distress.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Davis told Variety that Bulochnikov-Paul’s experience is a sign of how much progress has been made in research and understanding how to manage the diseases, which affects different people in different ways.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 June 2026
The change affects two state Senate districts in the Montgomery area.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Verb
That down-to-the-toes level of care is a feature of a program that has transformed the way MLK Community Healthcare treats diabetes, a chronic condition that affects one in every six South Los Angeles residents and nearly a quarter of MLK’s outpatients.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The condition primarily affects babies under one year of age because their immune systems are still developing.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Bookstores can generally return unsold inventory to publishers for a refund or credit, which also affects pricing calculations.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Together, these efforts point to a growing recognition that PTSD affects not only psychological processes but also the biological systems involved in stress, arousal and emotional regulation.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
The warm water affects air currents that leave areas wetter or drier than usual.
—Dillon Amaya, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
And this isn’t just a problem for homeowners – costly insurance also affects renters and affordable housing providers, as landlords pass on costs to tenants, defer maintenance, postpone new building or face financial distress.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Davis told Variety that Bulochnikov-Paul’s experience is a sign of how much progress has been made in research and understanding how to manage the diseases, which affects different people in different ways.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 June 2026
The change affects two state Senate districts in the Montgomery area.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affects
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Weather also influences how much local governments will dig into tax revenues to shield us, including building stronger infrastructure to better direct the flow of stormwater, assembling emergency management teams and equipment, and organizing shelters.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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El Niño is part of a large-scale climate pattern that influences weather around the globe.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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At May Mobility, Olson said that involves installing systems in autonomous cars that are capable of simulating and assessing various scenarios simultaneously and choosing the best option.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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On Saturday, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department said the case involves a county resident believed to have been exposed to the disease during international travel.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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This year's scenario simulates an airplane crash into a building, creating multiple injuries and casualties.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The Supercomputer simulates the remaining fixtures of a season 10,000 times and analyses the results to create an average league table from those simulations.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The simple knowing haunts the home dweller, as eventually, all of the unseen areas have to be addressed.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
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Yes, Musk, too, wants to make his own GPUs, and that story haunts the price of Nvidia stock, too.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
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Of course, the season was also filled with tough, behind-the-scenes moments, including Dayton Bramhall being cut for the third time, an unexpected injury and a closer look at how social media impacts the team.—
Joelle Goldstein,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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However, household food insecurity is consistently linked with parental depression, anxiety and stress, which in turn impacts child behavior and development.—
Lina Ruiz
June 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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Heuermann has been a voracious reader in jail, but Toulon said the inmate’s preference for violent crime and mystery novels — some about serial killers — concerns him.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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The alleged threat is portrayed as undermining First Amendment protections for freedom of association, which concerns the ability of groups to engage in expression and group activities without government interference.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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Beauty, then, arises from the pain and struggle of experiencing oneself as a site of divine truancy, and ugly is that which pretends to be directly equivalent to the soul, God, etc.—
Esther Yi,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The person on the phone pretends to be IT support and tries to convince the employee to install remote desktop software.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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As someone who frequents the office, a lightweight sweater is a necessity for balancing between frigid temps inside and balmy weather outside.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Old Second is a married gay man who frequents the cinema while his wife, Bao Mei, sells movie tickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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“Affects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affects. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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