as in emotional
having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies
the affecting final scene in the play, when the children are reunited with their father
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as in influencing
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 concerning
to be the business or affair of
fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast
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as in simulating
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 haunting
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 affecting
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Yet, the hater was at his most affecting when confronted with obsessive love, a feeling that commingles warmth with disdain.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The gaming industry has been in deep recession for a little over a year, with mass layoffs still affecting larger studios and many profitable indie studios due to shut down by the end of the year.
—Rebecca Liao, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Some of the more affecting moments take place in this formative stage.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Yet, the hater was at his most affecting when confronted with obsessive love, a feeling that commingles warmth with disdain.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Die Hard actor is battling frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which can cause the lobes in the brain to shrink, affecting behavior, language, and more, according to Mayo Clinic.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The gaming industry has been in deep recession for a little over a year, with mass layoffs still affecting larger studios and many profitable indie studios due to shut down by the end of the year.
—Rebecca Liao, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Brown wrapped the final season of Stranger Things in December, and commemorated the milestone with an emotional Instagram post.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Yes, machines can handle impressive data processing and pattern recognition at scale, yet humans contribute emotional resonance, holistic thinking, and ethical judgment.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Carriacou also has an impressive lineup of events throughout the year, including its own Carnival celebration every February and a famed regatta, giving travelers plenty of reasons to hop on the ferry or flight from Grenada. Petite Martinique The island of Petite Martinique is, indeed, petite.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Schultz and Smith both pitched three impressive scoreless innings in their two Cactus League outings.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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One of her most moving posts was her recent follow-up with John Hopkins, longtime owner of Altadena’s O Happy Days vegan cafe and natural food store, who lost his home and store in the Eaton fire.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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For me, the deepest resonance has to do with appreciating whales and dolphins as sentient beings, as creatures that share the planet with us, and that’s still a very moving idea.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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View Lauryn Hill’s touching tribute to Roberta Flack below.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The touching bond between the 11-year-old canine and the puppy was captured in a viral TikTok video, which has since melted the hearts of viewers online.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Affecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affecting. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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