as in went
to have enough money for
we can't afford a new car this year
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Recent Examples of afforded
Life in the ‘Collective’ Growing up, Rensch recalls in his memoir that he was afforded the freedom to run around with children his own age, spending days in the woods with his friends or splashing around in the water.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
That area of the game was particularly important given the number of opportunities to run afforded to the Blazers by 25 Warriors turnovers.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Anderson is considered to be a modern day Stanley Kubrick, hence a swing well afforded.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Going from the scrap heap to one of the most coveted pitchers in the game has afforded Hill a perspective on retirement that few active players enjoy.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Josh Allen had a pedestrian day and could’ve afforded to be worse.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Patience will be afforded from all sides, yet the danger is that the longer Elliott goes without playing, the more questions will be asked about the decision to sign him and the further away the threshold will seem for his move to become a permanent one.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Turkeys, of course, afforded considerable excitement and exercise, but not much shooting, since in those days the bag limit was two.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
Turner and several regulars appear in scenes shot at the bar, a day of shooting that afforded Meow Mix a new sound system.
—Trish Bendix, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
That area of the game was particularly important given the number of opportunities to run afforded to the Blazers by 25 Warriors turnovers.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Anderson is considered to be a modern day Stanley Kubrick, hence a swing well afforded.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Going from the scrap heap to one of the most coveted pitchers in the game has afforded Hill a perspective on retirement that few active players enjoy.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Josh Allen had a pedestrian day and could’ve afforded to be worse.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Patience will be afforded from all sides, yet the danger is that the longer Elliott goes without playing, the more questions will be asked about the decision to sign him and the further away the threshold will seem for his move to become a permanent one.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Turkeys, of course, afforded considerable excitement and exercise, but not much shooting, since in those days the bag limit was two.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
Turner and several regulars appear in scenes shot at the bar, a day of shooting that afforded Meow Mix a new sound system.
—Trish Bendix, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afforded
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Against the Canucks, the Wild’s league-worst penalty kill (which had given goals on five of the previous six opposing power plays) went 3 for 3 in large part because of big blocks by Brodin, Matt Boldy and Rossi and Gustavsson making five saves.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s contest between the Dodgers and Yankees, however, had more heft in the nation’s largest TV market even though that series only went five games.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Alejandro Alba and his son Jayen got front row seats by arriving at 4am, a full seven hours before the parade started.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said that during one visit to the assisted living facility, Fireside got access to the bank account belonging to her mother's boyfriend, then called the bank and guided him on resetting his online information.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Afforded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afforded. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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