unaffiliated

Definition of unaffiliatednext

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Recent Examples of unaffiliated Currently, Oklahoma has a closed primary system, although state law allows recognized political parties to open their elections to unaffiliated voters. Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 27 Jan. 2026 The survey found that Catholics make up 46% to 67% of the adult population in these six countries, and the percentage who are religiously unaffiliated ranges from 12% to 33%. Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026 Another 29% are unaffiliated or support another political party. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026 Until recently, Pemberton was an unaffiliated voter. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unaffiliated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffiliated
Adjective
  • The movies that would be honored here, by contrast, were bolder than the Spirits usually go, resulting in a truly independent raft of winners.
    Film Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Justices must also remain sufficiently independent to make decisions unpopular with executive and legislative officials.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Leaders now want to determine how autonomous logistics platforms support routine operations, not just experimental trials.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The technologies already implemented span a spectrum from predictive models that calculate simple risk scores to agentic AI that promises autonomous decision-making—enabling systems to titrate a patient’s oxygen flow or reprioritize an ER triage queue with little human input.
    Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Other backers of Paramount’s WBD bid include the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The initiative is also poised to incentivize an additional $150 billion in spending across server manufacturing, sovereign cloud platforms, and supporting industries, the company said.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026

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“Unaffiliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffiliated. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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