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Recent Examples of affiliates
Phil Helsel, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Major advertisers fled Maher’s show, and several ABC affiliates dropped it.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The special will air at all Sinclair stations and be offered to ABC affiliates nationwide, a move that followed sharp criticism of Kimmel from the head of the Federal Communications Commission.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, directly threatened federal action against ABC and its affiliates.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This followed an announcement from Nexstar Media Group, which owns many local stations, that its ABC affiliates would not air the Emmy-winning show following Kimmel's comments about the man suspected of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Early needed just over two years to reach the majors in a respectable rise through Boston's minor league affiliates.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Zarutska’s murder was of course covered by local and state news affiliates in the immediate aftermath, but the video of it was not released to the public until Friday, at which point both national outlets and social media users began reacting to the chilling details of the deadly assault.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Hours later, Nexstar Media Group announced its ABC affiliates would pre-empt Kimmel’s show.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Major advertisers fled Maher’s show, and several ABC affiliates dropped it.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The special will air at all Sinclair stations and be offered to ABC affiliates nationwide, a move that followed sharp criticism of Kimmel from the head of the Federal Communications Commission.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, directly threatened federal action against ABC and its affiliates.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This followed an announcement from Nexstar Media Group, which owns many local stations, that its ABC affiliates would not air the Emmy-winning show following Kimmel's comments about the man suspected of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Early needed just over two years to reach the majors in a respectable rise through Boston's minor league affiliates.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Zarutska’s murder was of course covered by local and state news affiliates in the immediate aftermath, but the video of it was not released to the public until Friday, at which point both national outlets and social media users began reacting to the chilling details of the deadly assault.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiliates
Noun
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In these cases, the body's immune cells mistakenly attack breast tissue instead of fighting infection.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Inside, lymph nodes are packed with immune cells like T cells, B cells, and dendritic cells that communicate, train, and multiply in response to threats.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some college chapters of the Democratic and Republican parties are trying to turn down the temperature on discourse surrounding Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk's assassination, as several groups across the country issued joint statements condemning the attack and calling for non-violence.—
Grace Sandman,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Alex Clark, the host of a wellness podcast for Turning Point USA, said Saturday on X that the organization is receiving lots of inbound interest about launching new chapters.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Create Low-Stakes Opportunities for Visibility Gen Z often associates visibility with exposure to criticism.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Especially given the fact that the latter only associates itself with organic style stars, not limited to Solange and Beyoncé.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
25 Aug. 2025
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But there are a few exceptions where the brain directly interfaces with blood, including in the circumventricular organs, deep in the brain near the hypothalamus.—
Dan Samorodnitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
11 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Affiliates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiliates. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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