as in goes
to have enough money for
we can't afford a new car this year
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Recent Examples of affords
Each affords particular outlets for decompressing and harvesting the stressors of high-capacity jobs.
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Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
Alexander affords the Eagles more depth at outside cornerback.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
While autism does present challenges, my professional and personal experiences have taught me that creating space for autistic people’s perspectives affords opportunities for making the world a more vibrant place.
—Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
But, experts cautioned, the size of the tech giants affords them resources to help minimize the frequency and duration of outages.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
The challenge for free societies is that the effectiveness of leadership and social hierarchies always affords the possibility for authoritarianism.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Their status affords him significant advantages, which play surprisingly large roles in the story.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Undue’s bulk purchase of debt affords them a substantial discount, so every donor dollar erases around $100 in debt.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
This activity is governed by no law and, being clandestine, affords the citizen no chance to defend himself.
—Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
Alexander affords the Eagles more depth at outside cornerback.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
While autism does present challenges, my professional and personal experiences have taught me that creating space for autistic people’s perspectives affords opportunities for making the world a more vibrant place.
—Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
But, experts cautioned, the size of the tech giants affords them resources to help minimize the frequency and duration of outages.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
The challenge for free societies is that the effectiveness of leadership and social hierarchies always affords the possibility for authoritarianism.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Their status affords him significant advantages, which play surprisingly large roles in the story.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Undue’s bulk purchase of debt affords them a substantial discount, so every donor dollar erases around $100 in debt.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
This activity is governed by no law and, being clandestine, affords the citizen no chance to defend himself.
—Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affords
goes
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This first three-dimensional cross-sectional image goes 11 miles) below the crater and shows what appear to be various pools of magma at different depths, with rock or other material between them and more numerous toward the southeast of the crater.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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The handy bag goes with just about any outfit and can be dressed down for dog walks or dressed up for dinner out on the town.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Affords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affords. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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