Thesaurus results for AFFORDING

affording

verb

Definition of affording next

present participle of afford

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 Overall, around 30 to 40% of those surveyed reported trouble in affording those costs in the last year. —

Dennis Valera, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 It’s made all the difference for Vega, who said health issues keep her from working and affording the food her family needs. —

Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026 Hughes, who is in Year 4 of an eight-year, $64-million contract with the New Jersey Devils of the NHL, has no worries about affording the best care possible. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026 Following his first campaign, Jackson formed the nonprofit National Rainbow Coalition with the stated purpose of affording minority Americans a greater political voice. —

Patricio Chile, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026 She's had three crises in the last few years, and didn't feel worried about affording treatment at the hospital. —

Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026 Silver chose Toronto’s Brandon Ingram to fill in for Curry, affording the 6-foot-8 forward his second All-Star selection and first since 2019-20. —

Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026 Hike through the poppies on a short series of moderate trails that run just a few miles in length, affording views of the poppy fields and surrounding buttes. —

Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026 By converting up to two of those players, the Heat can create multiyear contracts with only minimum initial guarantees, affording team control beyond this season. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026

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Collin Sexton came of the bench to score 28 points for the Bulls (26-38), who have lost 16 of 19 after going 23-22 to start the season.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The Knicks were held to less than 100 points for only the seventh time and had their fourth-worst three-point shooting performance of the season, going eight for 34.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026