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as in strained
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
affected laughter at the boss's jokes an affected southern accent
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as in arrogant
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance
with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have
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as in inclined
having a liking or affection
after years of being well affected toward their grandchildren, they did not want to lose access to them because of a bitter divorce
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as in influenced
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least
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as in concerned
to be the business or affair of
fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard
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as in haunted
to go to or spend time in often
a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town
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Recent Examples of affected
Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
City officials said at least 550 homes in Pasadena are affected by the evacuation orders, which cover large portions of the city’s northern neighborhoods along with most of eastern Altadena and nearly the entirety of Sierra Madre.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
In the past, the state's transportation and electricity infrastructure has been severely affected by extreme cold events.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Public safety power shutoffs affected nearly 4,200 Southern California Edison customers in Los Angeles County and another 400 in Ventura County, according to the utility.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Lawyers for others affected by the blast did not respond to requests for comment.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Public safety power shutoffs affected nearly 4,200 Southern California Edison customers in Los Angeles County and another 400 in Ventura County, according to the utility.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Reach out to your waste collection company to see how the service for your address is affected.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
City officials said at least 550 homes in Pasadena are affected by the evacuation orders, which cover large portions of the city’s northern neighborhoods along with most of eastern Altadena and nearly the entirety of Sierra Madre.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
Reach out to your waste collection company to see how the service for your address is affected.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
City officials said at least 550 homes in Pasadena are affected by the evacuation orders, which cover large portions of the city’s northern neighborhoods along with most of eastern Altadena and nearly the entirety of Sierra Madre.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
In the past, the state's transportation and electricity infrastructure has been severely affected by extreme cold events.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Public safety power shutoffs affected nearly 4,200 Southern California Edison customers in Los Angeles County and another 400 in Ventura County, according to the utility.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Lawyers for others affected by the blast did not respond to requests for comment.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Public safety power shutoffs affected nearly 4,200 Southern California Edison customers in Los Angeles County and another 400 in Ventura County, according to the utility.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Reach out to your waste collection company to see how the service for your address is affected.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
City officials said at least 550 homes in Pasadena are affected by the evacuation orders, which cover large portions of the city’s northern neighborhoods along with most of eastern Altadena and nearly the entirety of Sierra Madre.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affected
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For years, Knight has hinted at Snoop’s alleged jealousy of Tupac, believing that the East Coast-West Coast rivalry and personal tensions led to strained relationships within their inner circle.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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State of play: DeSantis and Trump have long had a strained relationship.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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The actor has one daughter with ex-wife Melanie Griffith and has been dating his girlfriend Nicole Kimpel since 2014. 05 of 09 John Lithgow as Lord Farquaad The actor behind the arrogant Lord Farquaad boasts an impressive career that began decades before Shrek came out in 2001.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Many members of its board appeared arrogant in the face of questions from the prosecutor or one of the lawyers.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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These findings challenge the stereotype that younger generations are more inclined to prioritize work-life balance.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Unlike larger restaurant chains like Denny's and Waffle House, which have adjusted to the surging costs by adding an egg surcharge to their menu item prices, smaller businesses are less inclined to follow suit, according to Dartmouth College economics professor Bruce Sacerdote.—
Michael Pappano,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Athletic's college football reporters conducted a mock draft, which had the Titans taking Miami quarterback Cam Ward.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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There already have been a deluge of mock drafts and prospect rankings.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Angie Stone was proud to be an Honorary Member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Pérez feels Chicagoans should be proud that their city will host the North American premiere of this production.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Parking is validated for 90 minutes in the attached parking garage.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her daughter, on the other hand, is quite attached.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Advanced algorithms and neural networks can analyze pixel artifacts, unnatural movements and other subtle audio-visual data inconsistencies to detect deepfakes accurately.—
Dan Yerushalmi,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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That comes from Reid, according to Kelce, and it’s led an almost unnatural level of calm across the team.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Such a grandiose vision requires numerous trips between Earth and other worlds, driving the desire for reusability.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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No wonder the new manager wants such a grandiose pay package.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Affected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affected. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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