affiance

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Recent Examples of affiance The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since. 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 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
Verb
  • Friday's decision marks yet another roadblock in the administration's efforts to construct the ballroom, which has faced legal challenges since it was proposed in July 2025.
    Nathan Lee, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But mounting construction costs and interest rates have challenged development of several of the projects proposed in recent years.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But Duff and Maroney said more action is needed and promised to introduce additional legislation in 2027 to regulate the technology, the benefits of which towns continue to debate.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As the team advances toward commercial deployment, the technology promises to slash power bills for data centers and factories and cut industrial carbon footprints worldwide.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel spoke at a City Council hearing Wednesday afternoon and pledged that changes would be made to his department after the incident in June.
    Dan Snyder, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • What businesses are doing with the money varies -- some are reinvesting it while others are pledging to lower prices in the future.
    Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In 1891, Mary, then 24, was betrothed to her second cousin once removed, Prince Albert, eldest son of the then Prince of Wales (future King Edward VII).
    Natasha Leake, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
  • And Agnes is betrothed to the formidable Commander Weston, who runs the Eyes and has a secret history of domestic violence.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Yet several countries within both confederations have already publicly pledged their loyalty to Infantino, while some are in no rush to commit either way.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • On foreign policy, the new president has committed to rebuilding strategic ties with the United States, restoring close cooperation with Israel and adopting a tougher stance toward the authoritarian governments of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.
    Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The revelation is the latest example of how engaging the technology — and obfuscating such use — can roil audiences eager to support new films.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Princess Eugenie got engaged to Jack after seven years of dating in January 2018.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Affiance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiance. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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