Thesaurus results for AFFILIATE

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noun

ə-ˈfi-lē-ət

Definition of affiliate

as in chapter

a local unit of an organization our local Humane Society is an affiliate of a national organization

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Recent Examples of affiliate

Noun

An unmarked Immigration and Customs Enforcement car stopped in front of the SUV to block its path, while other law enforcement vehicles parked behind it, according to surveillance video obtained by CNN affiliate WGAL. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Both the regional al-Qaida affiliate and separatist FLA claimed responsibility. — ABC News, 18 July 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

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Noun

Ultimately, September does give the chance for a restart, a new second chapter in the Tuchel era.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The organization had developed language almost twenty years earlier opposing the academic boycott of Israel, making PEN America the only PEN chapter to have a policy opposing a vital form of political expression.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of chapter

Verb

Finally, the third module consisted of a controller that interfaced with the spacecraft to help point the telescope.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 June 2026
Prescription data flows from electronic prescribing networks into pharmacy management systems, which then interface with electronic health records, inventory databases, and robotic dispensing units.

— Ethan Stone June 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026

Definition of interface

Noun

Your body naturally makes CoQ10, a vitamin-like antioxidant that supports energy production in your cells.

— Sarah Garone, Health, 20 July 2026
Ordinary human color vision runs on three types of cone cells in the retina, each carrying a light-sensitive pigment tuned to a different band of wavelengths — roughly short (perceived as blue), medium (green) and long (red).

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of cell

Verb

Coach James Ramsey announced Wednesday that pitching coach Matt Taylor was promoted to associate head coach, with assistant Josh Schulman named the team’s new recruiting coordinator.

— Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
The department has reportedly been conducting a sweep of construction sites associated with contractors working on the Pfizer building.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 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

The heat, the humidity, and the mile-high altitude of Mexico City would combine to create a tournament of bad football.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Ease on the power (there are five levels of assist), and the ride improves as the pedals combine with the rear hub, which is nearly silent at lower settings and emits only a slight whir at full power.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of combine

Verb

Vingegaard’s victory at the Giro d’Italia in May, allied with Wout Van Aert’s cathartic win at Paris-Roubaix, has delivered two key objectives but the surprise departure of head of racing Grischa Niermann to Lidl-Trek was a blow.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026
But the rub this time is the introduction of Varang (Oona Chaplin), an unhinged leader of a tribe who allies herself with human villains.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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