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
Expansive glazing ensures the living quarters receive an abundance of natural light while affording sweeping ocean views.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
For generations, parents across the United States have wrestled with the soaring cost of child care, often forced to choose between pursuing their careers and affording safe, reliable care for their children.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
Far from abusing its discretion, the district court has exercised care and restraint in managing discovery, affording 'careful consideration' to the government's assertion of privilege.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
There is power in affording others the human dignity that all of God’s children deserve.
—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
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
For generations, parents across the United States have wrestled with the soaring cost of child care, often forced to choose between pursuing their careers and affording safe, reliable care for their children.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
Far from abusing its discretion, the district court has exercised care and restraint in managing discovery, affording 'careful consideration' to the government's assertion of privilege.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
There is power in affording others the human dignity that all of God’s children deserve.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affording
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The hilarious clip shared on Saturday by @fluffyfinny27 shows the golden retriever, 4-year-old Finny from Wales, in the United Kingdom, going into the poster’s bedroom and hanging around near her bedside cabinet to start his routine.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bold hues are the name of the game, whether this means going for the kind of saturated, chili pepper–adjacent red that flooded the runways of labels like Ferragamo or embracing autumn’s fascination with all things deep purple, courtesy of an earrings pair that pays homage to the humble eggplant.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, parlay bets are getting more complicated as time goes on, decreasing the chances of winning.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers have not been getting great production from their bullpen so far this postseason.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Affording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affording. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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