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 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
Verb
  • Kansas City is proposing a $100 million bond to support the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which aims to create and rehabilitate affordable housing in the city and address blight by renovating vacant properties.
    Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • Trump even proposed—then quickly shelved—an exorbitant 20% toll on Hormuz traffic.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Lam’s account shocked many people in the former British colony, which Beijing promised would maintain its Western-style civil liberties for 50 years after its return to China in 1997.
    Kanis Leung, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Backers of the current system are promising a lawsuit — and their own effort to expand it further, allowing as many as five candidates to advance to the November general election.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Germany set aside three hundred million euros to develop Ukraine’s deep-strike capabilities; the Netherlands pledged five hundred million euros for Ukraine’s drones and other weapons.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • The Department of Homeland Security pledged earlier this year to expand its body camera program, but a slow rollout since then means the equipment hasn’t reached all agents, including those involved in the shooting in Maine.
    Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Phoenix plays rebellious protagonist Lucius, who is betrothed to Howard's Ivy.
    Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The organization’s 2026 World Cup sustainability and human rights strategy says it is committed to addressing climate change.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Clark, who committed a foul four seconds into Friday’s game and is often criticized for her defense, was the last Fever player between Johnson and the rim.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Surface-to-air missiles, radar networks, and anti-aircraft weapons are intended to detect and engage hostile aircraft, drones, and certain incoming munitions.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • The law requires only one member of the search committee to be a faculty member, but that doesn’t limit the board from engaging more faculty members in the process to get a wider array of feedback.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

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“Affiance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiance. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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