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Recent Examples of affiliate
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
The buyer acted through an affiliate.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 May 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
Notably absent from the SEC’s motion to freeze Kapoor’s assets and its civil complaint was any mention of his hiring Suarez as a consultant for URBIN while the Location Ventures affiliate was seeking approval from City Hall for a residential and retail project at Commodore Plaza in Coconut Grove.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
The buyer acted through an affiliate.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 May 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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If Maison Estelle is known for its wild interiors, popularity with the global entrepreneurial elite and disregard for dress code, the Manor follows suit with this beautiful and boisterous second chapter.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Sneed was part of the local NAACP chapter during the Civil Rights Movement, and he was later entered into the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame for his work.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
Verb
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An unexpected consequence of her sudden infection has given her an uncanny ability to interface with ancient Celestial glyphs.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Using the mesh as a scaffold, tens of thousands of neurons were grown directly, and allowed the electronics to interface with the biological network from the inside.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a cell-phone video of the opening, the space was thronged with people.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Vaccines present either defanged pathogens or distinctive fragments of them to specialized immune cells—namely, T cells and antibody-producing B cells—that can then learn to identify those microbial enemies.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Many people still associate these feelings of modern belonging with the loftiest human possibilities; hence the powerful emotions that are generated when they are brought together—at the Olympic Games, for instance, or the United Nations headquarters in New York.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Anger is not an emotion typically associated with Jeffries.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 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 Genius Group was Goldschmied’s dream coming true, combining his deep human personality and sympathetic spirit to share ideas and projects all while supporting the young and emerging talent.—
Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Never combine vinegar with chemicals or cleaners like bleach or ammonia because the combination can create toxic fumes.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Verb
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In addition, Skyborne will provide operator and maintainer training so that US and allied personnel can safely use, support, and evaluate the systems in the field.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Since 2024, Microsoft has openly acknowledged that OpenAI is a competitor, and has been allying itself with other companies building AI models, including Musk's xAI, releasing those tools to developers through Azure.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 May 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 20 May. 2026.
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