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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
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
But there has been a 30% decline in North America’s wild bird population over the last 50 years, which affects the economy and our quality of life.
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Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Getting your watch regularly serviced also affects resale value.
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Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
While postpartum depression is widely known as an issue that affects mothers, researchers are increasingly finding that it can be experienced by fathers too.
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Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
27 June 2026
The waste also affects consumers’ wallets when food is thrown out too soon.
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Pulmonary hypertension affects approximately 1% of the world population, or about 82 million people.
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Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
26 June 2026
The Glycemic Index of Potatoes Varies Potatoes have moderate to high glycemic indexes, which measure how a food affects blood sugar levels.
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Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
26 June 2026
In 2017, Slatinsky suffered a major stroke that left her with aphasia, which affects verbal communication.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
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Remote work affects different people in different ways, Bloom said.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
But there has been a 30% decline in North America’s wild bird population over the last 50 years, which affects the economy and our quality of life.
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Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Getting your watch regularly serviced also affects resale value.
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Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
While postpartum depression is widely known as an issue that affects mothers, researchers are increasingly finding that it can be experienced by fathers too.
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Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
27 June 2026
The waste also affects consumers’ wallets when food is thrown out too soon.
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Pulmonary hypertension affects approximately 1% of the world population, or about 82 million people.
—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
26 June 2026
The Glycemic Index of Potatoes Varies Potatoes have moderate to high glycemic indexes, which measure how a food affects blood sugar levels.
—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
26 June 2026
In 2017, Slatinsky suffered a major stroke that left her with aphasia, which affects verbal communication.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affects
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Amber Duncan, founder of Life After Debt, says that pressure often influences spending decisions.
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Studies show that your gut health influences much more than just good digestion, including skin, immunity, energy, and mood.
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The longer answer involves a team of researchers right down the road in Arlington who are about to play a real role in keeping it that way.
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Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.
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The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.
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This year's scenario simulates an airplane crash into a building, creating multiple injuries and casualties.
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Eventually, Armand killed Nicky while Lestat watched, an act of violence that still haunts Lestat to this day.
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Most concerning, according to an analysis by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, is a 2026-27 spending plan that is balanced on paper but drifting steadily toward a structural deficit like the one that haunts the city of San Diego.
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Kansas City officials have offered differing descriptions of what traffic impacts drivers should expect when thousands of Dutch soccer fans march through downtown Thursday for the Netherlands’ World Cup fan walk.
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That pressure erodes well-being, undermines family life, and disproportionately impacts working parents and caregivers.
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The pact also fails to address Iran’s missile program and its network of proxy militant groups – concerns many Gulf states consider more immediate than Tehran’s nuclear activities.
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However, the most noteworthy information in the report concerns the Florida spaceport, where demand from SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicles is expected to stress NASA.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Old Second is a married gay man who frequents the cinema while his wife, Bao Mei, sells movie tickets.
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“Affects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affects. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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