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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
Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
One such affliction is Tay-Sachs, a disease that disproportionately affects people of Ashkenazi descent and destroys brain and spinal nerve cells.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
The agency’s Board of Commissioners publicly reviewed the plan, which affects families using vouchers, for the first time Friday.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The way Easterwood sees it, people don’t think voting in local elections affects them as personally as what’s going on at the White House and at the state level.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
While dishwasher pods offer a convenient and powerful cleaning method, there is some concern about whether their plastic coating negatively affects the appliance (and your home's plumbing) over time.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2025
In September, leaders of Rx Kids released research papers evaluating how the program affects economic stability, maternal mental health and birth outcomes in Flint, the city where the program first began and where roughly a third of the population lives below poverty.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Find comparisons of how your credit score affects insurance premiums in your ZIP code here.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Hardman explained, while also going into how this affects Beatrice and Eugenie.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
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Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect (NTD) that affects the spine and is usually identified at birth.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
One such affliction is Tay-Sachs, a disease that disproportionately affects people of Ashkenazi descent and destroys brain and spinal nerve cells.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
The agency’s Board of Commissioners publicly reviewed the plan, which affects families using vouchers, for the first time Friday.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The way Easterwood sees it, people don’t think voting in local elections affects them as personally as what’s going on at the White House and at the state level.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
While dishwasher pods offer a convenient and powerful cleaning method, there is some concern about whether their plastic coating negatively affects the appliance (and your home's plumbing) over time.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2025
In September, leaders of Rx Kids released research papers evaluating how the program affects economic stability, maternal mental health and birth outcomes in Flint, the city where the program first began and where roughly a third of the population lives below poverty.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Find comparisons of how your credit score affects insurance premiums in your ZIP code here.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Hardman explained, while also going into how this affects Beatrice and Eugenie.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Affects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affects. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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