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as in popular
being within the financial means of most people
once those electronic devices became affordable, sales skyrocketed
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2
as in cheap
costing little
they've added some affordable options
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Recent Examples of afford
George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Typical two-bedroom rent is $1,074 monthly, and hourly wage needed to afford it is $20.65.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
Time, 31 July 2025
The plan sets out eight policy priorities aimed at making housing more affordable.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Verb
Another absence would represent a setback Newcastle cannot afford.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Typical two-bedroom rent is $1,074 monthly, and hourly wage needed to afford it is $20.65.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
Adjective
Like Ford who increased sales by making automobiles broadly affordable, Gates emphasized the benefits PCs offered lower-class Americans to justify the growth of computer companies like Microsoft.
—Time, 31 July 2025
The plan sets out eight policy priorities aimed at making housing more affordable.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afford
Verb
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The Padres are relevant going into their second stretch drive under the Preller-Shildt tandem.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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An American Eagle jeans campaign starring actor Sydney Sweeney has gone viral, and not in a good way.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Credit card rates have risen for four months in a row, hitting the highest level since December, according to a review by LendingTree of the 220 most popular cards.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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The game-changing mechanical digital watch, which debuted in white gold in 2019, has been reimagined in the popular (and pretty) gold alloy.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Xfinity offers some of the cheapest plans available in Nashville, but prices may go up once the promotional period ends.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The 996 also felt cheap inside, borrowing interior trim from the Boxster—hardly fitting for a car with a base MSRP of $65,000 at the time.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
1 Aug. 2025
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EW.com,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Pretty much everybody in the league has to get used to it.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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The Issues As countries with large, accessible datasets gain an advantage in training more robust and accurate AI models, the ability to collect, process and analyze diverse and high-quality healthcare data through patient records, genomic data, imaging and more becomes a strategic asset.—
Ming-Chien Chyu,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The delay by the City Council is all the more confounding because early results from the city’s five pilot zones show some promise, but also some lessons that there is more work to do to bring more affordable, accessible housing to neighborhoods across the city.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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These tools are inexpensive, easy to use, and designed to work at scale.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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Black beans are an inexpensive, easy-to-find, and nutrient-rich source of protein.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Shein and Temu make up 17% of the discount US market, according to a congressional report on China’s e-commerce exports.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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For non-discount customers, PG&E said in an email its typical bill is around $211 per month as of January.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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Invoking Section 15 of Article 17, the NFL wants Droney to order payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs—about $12 million.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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This projection appears reasonable considering that the current effective tariff rate of the U.S. has increased five-fold this year to roughly 16% according to the Yale Budget Lab.—
Nick Sargen,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Afford.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afford. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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