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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
Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
The district will provide support to those affected by Knuth’s sudden death, the school said.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Roles such as sales representatives, historians, data scientists, and personal financial advisors are among the most affected by generative AI, according to Microsoft.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 May 2026
However his attitude on health care and taxes places Newsom at odds with advocates for poor Californians who would be affected and their allies in the Legislature, many of whom want a tax increase.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Facebook social teams, sales, recruiting and global operations were also affected.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 19 May 2026
On an individual level, though, what do academic researchers think of all these changes and how have they been directly affected?
—Eric Welch, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
First, that the cost of most advanced nursing degrees, for example, would still fall within or near the new caps and that undergraduate nursing programs will not be affected.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 May 2026
Only voters whose ballots were sent before May 14 are affected by the error.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Verb
While the War Department did not specify the number of troops affected, a BCT typically consists of about 4,400 to 4,700 soldiers.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
The district will provide support to those affected by Knuth’s sudden death, the school said.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Roles such as sales representatives, historians, data scientists, and personal financial advisors are among the most affected by generative AI, according to Microsoft.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 May 2026
However his attitude on health care and taxes places Newsom at odds with advocates for poor Californians who would be affected and their allies in the Legislature, many of whom want a tax increase.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Facebook social teams, sales, recruiting and global operations were also affected.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 19 May 2026
On an individual level, though, what do academic researchers think of all these changes and how have they been directly affected?
—Eric Welch, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
First, that the cost of most advanced nursing degrees, for example, would still fall within or near the new caps and that undergraduate nursing programs will not be affected.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 May 2026
Only voters whose ballots were sent before May 14 are affected by the error.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affected
Adjective
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At the same time, reductions in federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are expected to increase food insecurity among older adults, placing even more pressure on already strained systems.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The Thunder are 8-0 in the postseason despite their second-best player Jalen Williams missing the entirety of the playoffs with a strained hamstring.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The tricky part of being a celebrity like Firstman on the internet is that some people can conflate your comedic persona (which is maybe a little arrogant, a little colorful) with your real identity.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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Hunter is stubborn, arrogant and gifted enough to play for the Briar hockey team, yet refuses to for reasons the show has yet to reveal.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Most models are usually inclined to speculate answers because simply avoiding answering will motivate the users to question the model’s capabilities.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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Bloomberg’s sources suggested that Apple was happy to partner with OpenAI as its own AI projects failed to launch but over time became less inclined to boost ChatGPT after learning about OpenAI’s plans to make its own device that could rival the iPhone.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Emotional exhaustion can be influenced by structural factors, and decision quality is often associated with these conditions in how information is distributed and processed within a system.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Aya Adachi, an associate fellow at the Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics and Technology of the German Council on Foreign Relations, noted that global automotive competition is being gradually influenced by China’s rapid growth in electric vehicle production.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Patients were concerned too, and some asked Hulse what would happen to the new clinic after her team left.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Vets weigh in on why dogs start grazing and when to be concerned.—
Diana Bocco,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Darryl pretended to be a novice and challenged Tyler to a match, even promising him a new pair of cleats if Tyler won.—
New York Daily News,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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At least one fan even pretended to kiss the trophy through the glass.—
Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Rossellini plays the formidable Madame de Noailles, an old-school aristocrat devoted to Marie Antoinette and haunted by a lost love.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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In among these concurrent stories comes Natalia, played by Smit, a friend of Elsa’s haunted by the sudden death of her young son.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Strangers are matched by experts and move in together after mock wedding ceremonies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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The first mock drafts tend to go up just after the previous year’s real draft ends.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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