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affiliate 1 of 2

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

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affiliate

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verb

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Recent Examples of affiliate
Noun
Sony will take over marketing, promotion and affiliate relations after the current season, but CBS Media Ventures will have a larger role in ad sales, exclusively handling that aspect of the business through 2029-30. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025 The event was arranged by Wish of a Lifetime, a charitable affiliate of AARP that’s similar to Make-A-Wish, but for aging adults. Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
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 See All Example Sentences for affiliate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiliate
Noun
  • The final chapter of Stranger Things is set to release in three parts.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The latest chapter came in the Div.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That’s a lot of interfacing with the public.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • However, fundamentally changing the way people interface with search, commerce and content online will require just that, entirely new revenue models, maybe, hopefully, some that are aligned, that are not advertising based.
    Joe Marchese, Executive Chairman, Human Ventures, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • There is always a chance the stem cells could grow uncontrollably, crowding out native cells and damaging the brain.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Alzheimer's disease is associated with the abnormal accumulation of plaques and tangles within the brain that eventually lead to brain cell death.
    Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This includes an examination of the kinds of brands and celebrities JOLLY looks to associate with, the best platforms to reach their audience and even the lengths of videos.
    Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • That means associating positive memories with new spaces.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Relative to the starting pitcher market, his contract -- he is owed $28 million combined over the next two seasons with a club option for 2028 -- is reasonable.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Their approach combines scientific innovation with environmental responsibility, positioning perovskite/silicon TSCs as a cornerstone for future clean energy systems, provided the industry can meet both performance and sustainability benchmarks.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • He was held by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group in Gaza allied with Hamas which also held Israeli hostages during the war.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In October 1940, the Soviet Union was allied with Nazi Germany and technically at war with Britain.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The top-down talent set a worldly tone that the dialogue-heavy, 2-hour 18-minute movie needs to hang together.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Democrats hung together Wednesday afternoon to block, for the third time, a stopgap funding bill offered by Republicans.
    Justin Gomez, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Affiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiliate. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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