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Recent Examples of affiliate
Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
There are more than 600 local NAMI organizations and affiliates across the country, many of which offer free support and education programs.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
His parents met in Berkeley, California, where they were loosely affiliated with the hippie-ish Christian movement known as the Jesus People.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Meanwhile, the Jason Landry Search Team — an all-volunteer effort — has organized dozens of searches over the years, CBS affiliate KENS reported.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
There are more than 600 local NAMI organizations and affiliates across the country, many of which offer free support and education programs.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
One of these games, held primarily in a nondescript building in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood, was affiliated with the Bonanno family, while another, based mainly in Greenwich Village, was connected to the Gambino family, the indictment says.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
His parents met in Berkeley, California, where they were loosely affiliated with the hippie-ish Christian movement known as the Jesus People.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiliate
Noun
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The off-campus event attended by the student who died was connected to the Theta Omega chapter of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity at Northern Arizona University, according to Flagstaff police and the fraternity administration.—
Kathy Tulumello,
AZCentral.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Arrivals could signal to weary supporters that, while everyone knows how this story will end, Wolves would at least like to make the final couple of chapters entertaining.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Concern over long-term effects The multilayered complexity of technologies that interface with the brain and nervous system presents considerations to those developing them, Cabrera says.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Feb. 2026
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Communications are tested so the crew can talk clearly with each other and mission control, and the suit interfaces with Orion are verified so oxygen, cooling and other safety functions will work as intended.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The cells achieve an energy density of up to 175 Wh/kg, placing them broadly in line with lithium iron phosphate batteries and positioning them for practical, near-term use rather than experimental niches, reports InsideEVs.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Zinc stimulates osteoblasts, or the cells responsible for building new bones.—
Lauren Manaker,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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It’s definitively associated with the distant protocluster, with the right spectrum of X-ray energies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Feb. 2026
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Brendan Behan is often reductively associated with Dublin pub culture and literary banter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Reality-show judges could include Taylor and Travis confederates: Tree Paine, Sabrina Carpenter, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, and Patrick Mahomes.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
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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
Verb
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The formula combines rice bran, candelilla, and carnauba wax with advanced tubing technology for smooth, clump-free application.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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The legislation combines five full-year funding bills with the two-week extension of DHS.—
Eric Lau,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Braverman shot down the idea of allying with her former party in an interview with the Telegraph.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Jan. 2026
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The group is known to work with Los Viagras, a criminal organization allied with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Alba’s brother and his wife were also included in a family photo of the gang hanging together for a festive evening out.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
2 Jan. 2026
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Like Nighty Night, Such Brave Girls takes a sledgehammer to the flimsy framework of manners that keeps the British social construct (barely) hanging together, exposing the malice and envy that so often lie beneath the politeness.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Affiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiliate. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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