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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
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 June 2026
The change affects two state Senate districts in the Montgomery area.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Unlike eating enough protein or seeing how hydration affects your skin, gut health is an important, yet somewhat immeasurable, key to human health.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
According to Beemiller, alcohol alters appetite-regulating signals and affects the brain’s reward circuits.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Alcohol affects the health of spleen cells, increasing cell death, reducing cell multiplication, and altering cell and immune signaling.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 5 June 2026
Parkinson's disease is a progressive brain disorder that affects the nervous system, the National Institutes of Health says.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
But many residents worry that the festive mood and infrastructure works risk papering over the security crisis that still affects their daily lives.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
That ruling affects the six states in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, but doesn’t apply to Montana or other states in the 9th Circuit.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Verb
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects about 1 million Amerians.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 June 2026
The change affects two state Senate districts in the Montgomery area.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Unlike eating enough protein or seeing how hydration affects your skin, gut health is an important, yet somewhat immeasurable, key to human health.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
According to Beemiller, alcohol alters appetite-regulating signals and affects the brain’s reward circuits.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Alcohol affects the health of spleen cells, increasing cell death, reducing cell multiplication, and altering cell and immune signaling.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 5 June 2026
Parkinson's disease is a progressive brain disorder that affects the nervous system, the National Institutes of Health says.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
But many residents worry that the festive mood and infrastructure works risk papering over the security crisis that still affects their daily lives.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
That ruling affects the six states in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, but doesn’t apply to Montana or other states in the 9th Circuit.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affects
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That perspective influences those companies' innovation strategies, according to Katz-Mayfield.—
Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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The brain influences the body’s response to nerves as much as that of the mind.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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For glowing skin, get the plumping thirst relief facial, which involves a nori algae mask and organic marine products only found at Shangri-La Boracay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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They Debrief And Recover Post-Travel A successful campaign, whether in sports or politics, involves a debriefing and post-review to assess the big picture.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
1 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 facility is likely the only one in the world that can do full-load, bidirectional testing that simulates both grid conditions and variable data-center loads.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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McCormack has seen several fatalities, but one in particular haunts him.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Compare this ideology to Dylan’s track record for radical and often strange reinterpretations of his material, a live experience that still haunts McCartney to this day.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Proceeds will go toward Poway OnStage’s Professional Performance Series that brings world-class performances to the area and its Arts in Education Initiative, which impacts more than 100,000 kindergarten to 12th grade students throughout San Diego County.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Not to mention how such unempathetic leadership negatively impacts mental health and engagement.—
Maria Ross,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Spielberg’s latest, like some of his earliest and most beloved films, again concerns what might fall from above.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The closest analog to what Blue Origin is attempting to do, therefore, concerns the rebuild of Space Launch Complex-40, which was largely destroyed by the AMOS-6 failure.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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In each new place, Charlie pretends to be Layla, hoping to ensnare an unsuspecting Stanley into his web of deceit.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Elsa argues with her mother, Isabel doesn’t like to be questioned and pretends everything’s all right, while Amalia hangs with dodgy characters and makes claims that seem real only to her.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
25 May 2026
Verb
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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 9 Jun. 2026.
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