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noun

ə-ˈfi-lē-ət How to pronounce affiliate (audio)
Definition of affiliatenext
as in chapter
a local unit of an organization our local Humane Society is an affiliate of a national organization

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verb

as in to interface

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Recent Examples of affiliate
Noun
Through an affiliate, real estate firm Signature Development built Mason at Hive, which opened in 2015 next to The Hive, a 100,000-square-foot mini neighborhood of restaurants, shops, drinking establishments and gathering spaces. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 The Fayetteville Woodpeckers — the Single-A affiliate of the Houston Astros — don't play too far from Raleigh, home of the Hurricanes. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
She was also introduced using only Jolie’s surname at a mother-and-daughter brunch hosted in April by the Pearls of Purpose Foundation, a non-profit affiliated with her sorority. — Alessia Ferri, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026 Their bill would allow independents to vote in primary elections without having to affiliate with a party. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for affiliate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiliate
  1. chapter
  2. interface
  3. cell
  4. associate
  5. confederate
  6. combine
  7. ally
  8. hang together
Noun
  • But for Tran’s family, the arrest revisited a painful, complicated chapter of their lives.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This October, global K-pop sensation BTS will arrive in Santiago as part of their comeback world tour, marking the latest chapter in Latin America's growing embrace of Korean culture.
    — John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of chapter
Verb
  • The team was expected to interface with every relevant part of Amazon and the external world.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • By pressing the Fn key, users can now interface with Gemini in any window simply by speaking aloud.
    — Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
Definition of interface
Noun
  • About 1,100 square feet of the building would be used for temporary holding cells and a detainee shower.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cell
Verb
  • While black is widely worn to look stylish, and by mourners, in Italy it also has long been associated with fascism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Plateau of the Muses, meanwhile, takes its name from the nine goddesses associated with the arts and sciences.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of associate
Verb
  • Rowling and longtime confederates Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts are exec producing, so she is expected to be involved in the decision-making on the series.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Authorities are accusing Antonio Hernandez and confederates Ivan Murillo-Hernandez and Alexis Garcia Martinez of ripping off mail from unsuspecting venues with the help of four juveniles, whose names were not released.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Definition of confederate
Verb
  • Filtering transfer fees by age or position is not uncommon, but combining the two and then presenting it as a record feels a bit of a stretch.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Though males are wingless and females can fly short distances, that reproductive efficiency — combined with its tiny size and penchant for hiding in wood — has supercharged a rapid spread across South Africa.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of combine
Verb
  • The objective should be to build an ecosystem where American and allied manufacturers compete to produce the world’s best robotics, raising the bar for the entire industry rather than simply shielding it from global competitors.
    — Ariyan Kabir, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After a nine-month pause, Houthi militants in Yemen allied to Iran resumed attacks on vessels in the Red Sea on July 22, 2026, directly targeting the group’s longtime foe Saudi Arabia.
    — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ally
Verb
  • Everyone is having a good hang together.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • But unlike in other disputes, the players did not hang together, expressing significant division with union leadership.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
Definition of hang together

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