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Recent Examples of affiance
The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.
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Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2019
Below, more perfect gifts to get anyone freshly affianced.
—Vogue, 21 Nov. 2019
Agreeing to be honored in a good friend’s wedding does not mean signing up to pay for expensive group vacations — no matter what the magazines and affianced tell you.
—Judith Martin, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2019
Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson became the subject of engagement rumors Monday afternoon with outlets reporting that they were recently affianced.
—Nardine Saad, latimes.com, 11 June 2018
The newly affianced, reluctant to trouble one another with family problems, may rent substitutes for parents who are divorced, incarcerated, or mentally ill.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2018
If this woman decides to yell at you for becoming affianced, that’s a real opportunity for her fiancé to lovingly encourage her to amend her bad behavior.
—Mallory Ortberg, Slate Magazine, 12 June 2017
Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2019
Below, more perfect gifts to get anyone freshly affianced.
—Vogue, 21 Nov. 2019
Agreeing to be honored in a good friend’s wedding does not mean signing up to pay for expensive group vacations — no matter what the magazines and affianced tell you.
—Judith Martin, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2019
Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson became the subject of engagement rumors Monday afternoon with outlets reporting that they were recently affianced.
—Nardine Saad, latimes.com, 11 June 2018
The newly affianced, reluctant to trouble one another with family problems, may rent substitutes for parents who are divorced, incarcerated, or mentally ill.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2018
If this woman decides to yell at you for becoming affianced, that’s a real opportunity for her fiancé to lovingly encourage her to amend her bad behavior.
—Mallory Ortberg, Slate Magazine, 12 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiance
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According to investigators, the group's drone builder proposed targeting a military-industrial facility to obtain the necessary explosive materials.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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He is best known for proposing the theory of cosmic inflation, a concept that transformed modern understanding of the early universe and the evolution of the big bang.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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McAfee resolved the charges, promising that the farm wouldn’t sell raw milk across state lines again.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The funding will also allow the company to manufacture doses of its vaccine in parallel so that larger phase 2/3 trials can begin quickly if phase 1 data are promising.—
Paul Adepoju,
Scientific American,
14 June 2026
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The two countries pledge to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to start a 60-day negotiation, extendable by mutual consent, to reach a final agreement.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
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The stock’s recent growth — Nano Nuclear is ahead 33% over the past three months — comes in the wake of hyperscalers such as Amazon and Nvidia pledging at least a combined $700 billion to construct AI data centers.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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Count Almaviva seeks to exercise droit du seigneur over his wife’s maidservant, Susanna, who is betrothed to his valet, Figaro.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
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Phoenix plays rebellious protagonist Lucius, who is betrothed to Howard's Ivy.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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Separately, Hernandez-Ponce and Cerritos were also convicted on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit a robbery, authorities said.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Pearl River Film and Media has joined forces with Black Body Interactive and Meng Guo Ji Media to establish a dedicated studio with Chinese author Guo Ni, committing to adapt eight of her youth and sci-fi franchises for the screen, with Baidu AI Cloud on board as a production technology partner.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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For Globe, the deal extends a content-bundling strategy meant to keep mobile subscribers engaged beyond connectivity.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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They were expected to debate the merits of taking action against China and develop a plan before asking the European Commission to engage the country.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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“Affiance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiance. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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