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Recent Examples of affiliates
Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
The other investors include Dell’s office and a long list of investment firms, including affiliates of General Atlantic and Susquehanna, both of which had previously invested in ByteDance.
—David McCabe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Contracts between insurers and their affiliates authorizing dividends and payments for services would have to be approved every three years if the bill is enacted.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
But the scope of the issue wasn’t known until last year, when the Herald/Times uncovered a study commissioned by state regulators but never released to the public that examined the profitability of insurance companies and their affiliates.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Each of the club’s minor league affiliates will be under the direction of a new manager this season.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
The other investors include Dell’s office and a long list of investment firms, including affiliates of General Atlantic and Susquehanna, both of which had previously invested in ByteDance.
—David McCabe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Contracts between insurers and their affiliates authorizing dividends and payments for services would have to be approved every three years if the bill is enacted.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
But the scope of the issue wasn’t known until last year, when the Herald/Times uncovered a study commissioned by state regulators but never released to the public that examined the profitability of insurance companies and their affiliates.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Each of the club’s minor league affiliates will be under the direction of a new manager this season.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiliates
Noun
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Controlling this behavior has been one of the foremost obstacles to realizing high-performance thermal cells.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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As a result, liver immune cells produce more PAF-R receptors, which intensifies inflammation and worsens liver damage.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The ash people’s perspective allies them with the group looking to strip-mine Pandora’s resources.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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As a result, local madd leaders often supported sets of policy recommendations that diverged—or even conflicted—with the agendas of other chapters.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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One of the most decisive chapters in that history was its relationship with French empress Eugénie de Montijo, who, according to the firm, visited the jeweler's shop every week.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Greene’s heart-to-heart media tour has been jarring liberals and anyone else who associates her with conspiratorial beliefs and outrageous comments.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
21 Nov. 2025
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Everyone associates that with us.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But there are a few exceptions where the brain directly interfaces with blood, including in the circumventricular organs, deep in the brain near the hypothalamus.—
Dan Samorodnitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Affiliates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiliates. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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