affiances

present tense third-person singular of affiance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiances
Verb
  • What’s worse, the report proposes to geo-fence them to insulate them from newcomers.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Rheinmetall proposes an even more sophisticated anti-drone round for Skyranger called AHEAD which will be over $1,000 a shot.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The ceremony promises one show-stopping moment after another, with Lady Gaga nominated for a whopping 12 trophies.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Director Fujii Michihito, working alongside Okada, has crafted what promises to be a visual spectacle, particularly evident in the large-scale melee sequence at Tenryuji Temple.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Air Force pledges complete support to end insecurity on the Plateau.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But within those few episodes is a devastating story about a young boy who commits a horrendous crime that unfolds in excruciating detail, with each episode consisting of a single long shot.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike Article 5, which commits the alliance to collective defense, Article 4 initiates a political dialogue among member states within the North Atlantic Council.
    Amanda Castro Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Developed by AeroVironment, the 20kW LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) identifies, tracks, and engages a wide variety of targets with hard-kill high energy laser.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Strength and toning also come with the territory since every serve, spike and block engages the legs, shoulders, arms and core.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Affiances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiances. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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