as in going
to have enough money for
we can't afford a new car this year
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Recent Examples of affording
There is power in affording others the human dignity that all of God’s children deserve.
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Russell M. Nelson, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
For her latest film, Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania has sourced the entire call and treated it with respect, horror, and grief, affording it space to play out in in full without attempts to visualize, animate, or reconstruct what is happening on the ground for Hind.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Others point to their age and disposable income level affording them the energy and funds to globetrot.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The gravitational pull of the Premier League, the only place outside the Saudi Pro League capable of affording Donnarumma, is laid bare in the spending gap this summer.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Campaigns describe a person’s struggle, such as affording medical care.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
The Carriers also argue that the Commission misinterpreted the Communications Act, miscalculated the penalties, and violated the Seventh Amendment by not affording them a jury trial.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
As Law noted, Campbell likely will be given a long leash, potentially affording him extra time to accumulate baseball-card stats that factor into ROY voting.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Rather, this law precluded state and local governments from instituting their own more damning labels, while affording the tobacco industry protection against future litigation.
—Simar Bajaj / Made By History, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Russell M. Nelson, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
For her latest film, Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania has sourced the entire call and treated it with respect, horror, and grief, affording it space to play out in in full without attempts to visualize, animate, or reconstruct what is happening on the ground for Hind.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Others point to their age and disposable income level affording them the energy and funds to globetrot.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The gravitational pull of the Premier League, the only place outside the Saudi Pro League capable of affording Donnarumma, is laid bare in the spending gap this summer.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Campaigns describe a person’s struggle, such as affording medical care.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
The Carriers also argue that the Commission misinterpreted the Communications Act, miscalculated the penalties, and violated the Seventh Amendment by not affording them a jury trial.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
As Law noted, Campbell likely will be given a long leash, potentially affording him extra time to accumulate baseball-card stats that factor into ROY voting.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Rather, this law precluded state and local governments from instituting their own more damning labels, while affording the tobacco industry protection against future litigation.
—Simar Bajaj / Made By History, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affording
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In the memoir, Sheen blames this same testosterone cream for feeding his state of mind going into that encounter.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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Pictures of Bambi going about her day with a microphone on her collar.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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So, Hilleary will be in the odd position of facing a significant pay cut for getting a big promotion on Capitol Hill.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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How would Trump react to his administration now getting to decide the fate of CNN?—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Affording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affording. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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