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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiancing
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Governor Ron DeSantis is proposing to spend $300 million for student safety measures in next year’s budget, a $10 million increase from last year, but the funding can only be used for public schools.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026 -
To address its funding shortfall, the county is proposing eliminating hundreds of positions and adopting a series of measures that the county asserts will reduce costs and improve efficiency.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
2 May 2026
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The trio has also pored over California’s vintage newspapers, which are newly digitized, to find old mining companies’ reports on promising hot spots.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Some findings are promising—but more research is needed For other potential uses of medical marijuana, the evidence is fuzzier.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Viewers are now asked to throw support behind their favorite contestants by engaging on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.—
Philiana Ng,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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Still, fans embraced it, engaging and arguing about it across social media.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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How did starting point guard Jalen Suggs make just 1 of 10 shots while committing five turnovers?—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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On the path of committing to the bit, Hathaway and her film diverge in terms of quality; the movie is awe-inspiringly ill-begotten, but its leading lady deserves a medal for finding something juicy amid the muck.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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The McArthur standout was the second Mustang to commit to UM, pledging in March.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Hernandez campaigned as a foe of gentrification while pledging to combat homelessness and shift funding from law enforcement to unarmed crisis response teams and other services.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Kelly was crowned Princess of Monaco upon marrying into the House of Grimaldi in 1956, wedding the country's then-monarch, Prince Rainier III.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The announcement stated that King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate had all been given the joyful news, while the church wedding itself will be in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on June 6.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Affiancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiancing. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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