AFFIANCES Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

affiances

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present tense third-person singular of affiance

as in proposes

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The study proposes 12 strategies to strengthen the ecosystem, including expanding funding tools, improving tax incentives, supporting distribution and promotion, and recognizing the operational costs needed to build resilient production companies.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 11 July 2026
This project, which is under review by the city, proposes demolishing the long-defunct Kmart building and bringing residences, shops and a new Publix to the plaza.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

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On top of the appropriately hirsute performer assuming the role of beefy antihero Kratos, the adaptation promises a god-tier ensemble cast, with the likes of Lost’s Sonya Walger and Homeland’s Mandy Patinkin joining the fray.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
The deal promises to give Imax a small piece of the most technologically aggressive car market in the world.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

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Opposition leader pledges to return Maduro claimed victory in a 2024 election in which the opposition leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, was banned from running.

— Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Ultimately, no matter what pledges a company or country adopts, actually making things change on the ground is what slows emissions.

— Justin Worland, Time, 26 June 2026

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When the first place beauty queen commits suicide, her best friend, in order to win the pageant, starts to wear the dead friend’s face.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2026
The joint city-state Bus Action Plan also commits the MTA to improving bus maintenance across the fleet.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

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