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Recent Examples of affiliate
Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Gerald Rodriguez, the general manager of an NPR affiliate in rural Colorado, expected federal funding for public media to shrink.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Like the rest of the state, many voters in El Paso County — consistently ranked as one of the fastest-growing counties in the country — have been registering to vote without affiliating with a party.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
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Noun
One of those six stations is KNWA, the NBC affiliate licensed to Rogers, and providing coverage for the surrounding Northwest Arkansas area.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Gerald Rodriguez, the general manager of an NPR affiliate in rural Colorado, expected federal funding for public media to shrink.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
Federal authorities said the trafficking network was affiliated with the Sinaloa cartel, a Mexican transnational criminal organization long tied to major drug operations in the United States.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Like the rest of the state, many voters in El Paso County — consistently ranked as one of the fastest-growing counties in the country — have been registering to vote without affiliating with a party.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiliate
Noun
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Broadway High School student Andrew Cates medaled in the chapter business procedure category, as did Jakari Sprewell from Pioneer High.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Then, the Bespoke Publishing Operations team gets the manuscripts ready to print, preparing the layout and design of the book, including internal art on chapter headers, font and maps.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Collaboration comes into play internally at Lenzing, as its sustainability team regularly interfaces with a range of departments—from operations and finance to procurement and commercial teams.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Mar. 2026
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The move into new businesses meant more of Netflix’s corporate resources would be allocated to Archewell, and the company’s vast staff would interface more often with the couple.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The toner pads combine a trio of acids—AHA, BHA, and PHA—to slough off dead skin cells, unclog pores, and smooth rough texture.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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For starters, slow running stimulates your body to make more mitochondria–the little organelles in your cells that create the energy that fuels your movements–and also spurs your existing mitochondria to grow bigger, Hamilton says.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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About 93% of 35,000 villages, towns and cities selected their mayors in the first round last week, with mostly one or two candidates, not associated with any party, competing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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By then, Pahlavi was surrounded by a younger entourage of analysts and advisers, some of whom were brash figures once associated with the country’s reformist student movement.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 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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Dante Nori hit into a run-scoring forceout against Ricardo Sánchez, the first of six relievers who combined to finish a five-hitter.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Cowboy hats, jeans, a lot of alcohol and bull riding combine into a special mix of hypermasculine rituals at Mexican rodeo shows.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban government of harboring Pakistani militant groups -- mainly the Pakistani Taliban -- that cross the porous volatile border between the two countries to stage attacks against Pakistani forces and also of allying with its archrival, India.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban government of harboring Pakistani militant groups — mainly the Pakistani Taliban — that cross the porous volatile border between the two countries to stage attacks against Pakistani forces and also of allying with its archrival, India.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But, for many, what is known for sure is dwarfed by what might possibly hang together.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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“Affiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiliate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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