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
As a result of possible greater legal protection afforded to AI platforms due to their status as infrastructure providers, copyright owners are looking outside of the platform itself and instead targeting those who are using the tools.
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Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
An appeal is the next part of the legal process and a right afforded every American.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Yet its script and staging afforded Spark the space to pick apart Sybil’s nagging question.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Viewers were thrilled to have their favorite characters back, but some were disappointed over the lack of growth seemingly afforded to Alexis Bledel’s Rory.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Over the past year, the stability afforded by our careers has brought calm to my relationship with my husband.
—Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The motto has afforded them a 13-game postseason win streak as the NBA Finals swings to Madison Square Garden for Games 3 and 4.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
In the theater, characters can sing, thus expressing the inner feelings in a way not afforded to, say, the late, great Ledger, who had to rely on subtext.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Love Island graciously afforded these throuples with an absurdly large bed.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 June 2026
Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
An appeal is the next part of the legal process and a right afforded every American.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Yet its script and staging afforded Spark the space to pick apart Sybil’s nagging question.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Viewers were thrilled to have their favorite characters back, but some were disappointed over the lack of growth seemingly afforded to Alexis Bledel’s Rory.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Over the past year, the stability afforded by our careers has brought calm to my relationship with my husband.
—Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The motto has afforded them a 13-game postseason win streak as the NBA Finals swings to Madison Square Garden for Games 3 and 4.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
In the theater, characters can sing, thus expressing the inner feelings in a way not afforded to, say, the late, great Ledger, who had to rely on subtext.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Love Island graciously afforded these throuples with an absurdly large bed.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afforded
Verb
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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Verb
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In North Texas’ first World Cup match since 1994, Japan got a late equalizer to battle to a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands on Sunday at AT&T Stadium.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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As the clock ticked down, Fox missed a 3-pointer and the Knicks got the rebound.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Afforded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afforded. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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