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
The players are afforded down time, however, and this first week will be nowhere near as demanding as an in-season training week.
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Explore Nearby Attractions If you’re afforded a sunny day on your next trip to Central Virginia, The Market at Grelen deserves a spot on your itinerary.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Hakan Çalhanoğlu himself admits that the thinking behind his own initiative was to simply give back to a world that has afforded him a life many can only dream of.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Black men are not given the patience, the dignity or the humanity afforded to others.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
What unites these subscribers to America’s growing warrior culture is not their personal relationship to fighting but rather their perspective on what role the warrior, with the wisdom afforded by his abilities, should play in society.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Ekwonu suggested postgame that Young was hamstrung by the pockets and looks the offensive line afforded him.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
That dynamic, which has afforded undue warmaking powers within an already increasingly powerful executive branch, is now being cited as a thin legal justification for expanding counterterrorism operations into the Caribbean.
—Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
A lot of it was the distance that I was afforded, the seeming distance that I was afforded.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Explore Nearby Attractions If you’re afforded a sunny day on your next trip to Central Virginia, The Market at Grelen deserves a spot on your itinerary.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Hakan Çalhanoğlu himself admits that the thinking behind his own initiative was to simply give back to a world that has afforded him a life many can only dream of.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Black men are not given the patience, the dignity or the humanity afforded to others.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
What unites these subscribers to America’s growing warrior culture is not their personal relationship to fighting but rather their perspective on what role the warrior, with the wisdom afforded by his abilities, should play in society.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Ekwonu suggested postgame that Young was hamstrung by the pockets and looks the offensive line afforded him.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
That dynamic, which has afforded undue warmaking powers within an already increasingly powerful executive branch, is now being cited as a thin legal justification for expanding counterterrorism operations into the Caribbean.
—Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
A lot of it was the distance that I was afforded, the seeming distance that I was afforded.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afforded
Verb
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Smith-Schuster tumbled backward to the ground, jumped up and went after Branch.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers got past the Phillies without their bats ever really coming to life.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Went through the progression as normal and got two negative plays in a row after the screen.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Afforded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afforded. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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