": one of an Upper Paleolithic people of northern Africa closely related to Cro-Magnon man but having a broader nose, a sloping forehead, and heavy brow ridges":[]
": any of several small spiny central African citrus trees (genus Citropsis ) with leathery unequally pinnate leaves and small sweet bright orange fruits growing in clusters":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"African clawed frog":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a smooth-skinned, tongueless frog ( Xenopus laevis ) native to sub-Saharan Africa that has webbed feet with sharp black claws on the inner three toes and is often used in biological research (as in the study of genetics and animal development)":[]
": a large African otter ( Aonyx capensis ) with the claws absent from most toes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110509",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"African gray":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a parrot ( Psittacus erithacus ) native to equatorial Africa that has gray plumage, a red tail, and a whitish face and is commonly domesticated especially for its ability in learning to talk":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114015",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"African ground squirrel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several large coarse-furred ground-dwelling squirrels of Xerus and related genera often conspicuously marked with white and widely distributed in drier parts of Africa":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120317",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"African wild dog":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a powerful canid ( Lycaon pictus ) that has a mottled coat of black, white, and reddish yellow, lives and hunts in packs, and was formerly common in sub-Saharan Africa but is now restricted to small populations in southern and eastern Africa":[]
"the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"For pro-democracy politicians and activists who have fled Hong Kong, the anniversary is a poignant event to watch from afar . \u2014 Nectar Gan, Simone Mccarthy And Kathleen Magramo, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Scherzer kept track of the game, a 2-0 Mets loss, from afar . \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"In the last month, Markle has maintained her support from afar . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 26 June 2022",
"Today, Mavericks is known around the world as a destination for experienced big wave surfers and those interested in watching the beauty and brutality of the ocean from afar . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"These foods have gifted us a delicious opportunity to bond with other aces, even from afar . \u2014 Courtney Lane, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"Does this mean that the regulator is going to sit idly by and watch from afar ? \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Using telehealth, Caridi and her colleagues in Birmingham can counsel and screen patients from afar , sending them to Demopolis for most preliminary visits and imaging. \u2014 al , 21 June 2022",
"Moving helps this process of purging the unnecessary, and my grown children applaud from afar . \u2014 Ann Hymes, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the old days, few people thought twice about listing their home phones; they were published in the local phone book, but accessing the white pages from afar was enough of a chore to discourage, say, stalkers. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 8 Aug. 2019",
"What has become of our beautiful-from- afar , but gross-up-close city? \u2014 Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com , 13 July 2019",
"Grey Worm was largely motivated to violence by Missandei's death, but seeing the damage from afar could shift his loyalties. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 May 2019",
"A proud observer from afar is Fenwick coach Kyle Perry, who coached Farmer for two years an assistant under Perry's late father, Dave, and for two years as head coach. \u2014 Gregg Voss, chicagotribune.com , 27 June 2017",
"In one stunning photo, the couple stands in front of a clearing, Jason staring afar , Ashley gazing at the camera. \u2014 Sean Rossman, USA TODAY , 17 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English afer, aferre, reduced from on fer \"at a distance\" and of fer \"from a distance\" \u2014 more at far entry 1":"Adverb",
": a desert shrub ( Euphorbia balsamifera ) native to the Canary Islands that has leaves at the ends of the branches and inconspicuous yellow flowers":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Arabic (Hass\u0101n\u012bya dialects of the western Sahara) ivr\u0259n\u0101n (Mauritania), aafarnaan (Mali), borrowed from Zenaga":""
"Bertie's a bright, affable fellow, but every little success he has feels cheapened in comparison with his dad's overpowering accomplishments. \u2014 Lev Grossman , Time , 7 Feb. 2005",
"In repose, he can be affable and quite funny. But woe betide anyone who crosses him or who fails to perform to his demanding standards. \u2014 Anthony Bianco et al. , Business Week , 9 Sept. 2002",
"The owner emerged from a galley kitchen \u2026 to explain that the restaurant was supposed to be closed. This roly-poly man with graying locks above a noble, high forehead was affable and articulate, not your average short-order cook. \u2014 John Krich , San Francisco Examiner , 21 Aug. 1994",
"a lively, affable young fellow",
"as the show's affable host, she keeps the freewheeling gabfest from getting out of hand",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The prime minister is affable and witty, a Falstaff with the common touch. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Despite his affable personality and gruff coffeehouse croon, DeWyze lacked the undeniable spark and grit of Crystal Bowersox, the Janis Joplin incarnate who outrageously only placed second that season. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"Same for the affable service, and the banter at the counter that comes from staff knowing longtime customers. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The affable late night veteran earned the distinction for his latest children\u2019s book with illustrator Miguel Ordo\u00f1ez, Nana Loves You More, from Macmillan imprint Feiwel & Friends. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Sarnoff proved to be affable and intelligent with a habit of furiously writing notes during meetings. \u2014 Variety , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Trevor\u2019s father, Billy Matthews, who works in finance, is affable and athletic. \u2014 Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In Will\u2019s initial laugh, the weight of always needing to be affable , especially in white spaces, even when the joke\u2019s on him. \u2014 Eisa Nefertari Ulen, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The two non-family players, the wondrously affable Gian Perez as Natalie\u2019s classmate Henry and Katie Thompson as the alternately raucous and severe Drs. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022"
"Middle English affabyl, borrowed from Anglo-French affable, borrowed from Latin aff\u0101bilis, from aff\u0101r\u012b \"to speak to, address\" (from ad- ad- + f\u0101r\u012b \"to speak\") + -bilis \"capable of (being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at ban entry 1 , -able":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for affable gracious , cordial , affable , genial , sociable mean markedly pleasant and easy in social intercourse. gracious implies courtesy and kindly consideration. the gracious award winner thanked her colleagues cordial stresses warmth and heartiness. our host was cordial as he greeted us affable implies easy approachability and readiness to respond pleasantly to conversation or requests or proposals. though wealthy, she was affable to all genial stresses cheerfulness and even joviality. a genial companion with a ready quip sociable suggests a genuine liking for the companionship of others. sociable people who enjoy entertaining",
"\"Let me show you something,\" he said, affably , coming over and taking out of his pocket a little lithographed card which had been issued by a wholesale tobacco company.",
"\u2014 Theodore Dreiser",
"He has a knack for stating his case cogently and affably , making it sound eminently sensible.",
"Throngs of fans piled into the amphitheater Saturday for the latest edition of the 99.5 WYCD Hoedown, a two-stage affair set to culminate with an evening set from Brooks & Dunn. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
"Even during her pregnancy, Priscilla was worried about the legitimacy of rumors that swirled around Elvis's affair with Nancy Sinatra. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"The first few years, the Gambler 500 remained a private affair . \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
"Below, all the details on Sasha and Adam's lively affair , from the Friday night Shabbat at Duryea's in Montauk, to the bride's custom Versace gown. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"With his bloodlines, Connor Henry has a long love-hate affair with the game in front of him, but mostly love as a father-son bond grows stronger over each course. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"In this way, giving becomes a family affair , or even a family tradition, that is passed from one generation to the next. \u2014 Rupa Jack, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Greitens, a former Navy SEAL, resigned as Missouri's governor in 2018 following a series of scandals that included allegations of an affair and assault. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Standing remains a wobbly affair for Gadsby, and a stool was required for support. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022"
"Middle English aferes \"activities,\" affaire \"enterprise,\" borrowed from Anglo-French afaire, affere \"business, activity, enterprise, matter, topic, situation,\" from the phrase a faire \"to do,\" from a \"to\" (going back to Latin ad ) + faire \"to do,\" going back to Latin facere \u2014 more at at entry 1 , do entry 1":""
": a matter occasioning public anxiety, controversy, or scandal : case":[
"the Watergate affair of the early 1970s"
],
": a romantic or passionate attachment typically of limited duration : liaison sense 2b":[
"had an affair with a coworker"
],
": commercial, professional, public, or personal business":[
"handles the company's public affairs",
"an expert in foreign affairs"
],
": matter , concern":[
"How I choose to live is my affair , not yours."
]
},
"examples":[
"After the war, the government focused on its own domestic affairs .",
"They accused the U.S. of interfering in the internal affairs of other nations.",
"How I choose to live is my affair , not yours.",
"adulterous affairs between married men and single women",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Throngs of fans piled into the amphitheater Saturday for the latest edition of the 99.5 WYCD Hoedown, a two-stage affair set to culminate with an evening set from Brooks & Dunn. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
"Even during her pregnancy, Priscilla was worried about the legitimacy of rumors that swirled around Elvis's affair with Nancy Sinatra. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"The first few years, the Gambler 500 remained a private affair . \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
"Below, all the details on Sasha and Adam's lively affair , from the Friday night Shabbat at Duryea's in Montauk, to the bride's custom Versace gown. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"With his bloodlines, Connor Henry has a long love-hate affair with the game in front of him, but mostly love as a father-son bond grows stronger over each course. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"In this way, giving becomes a family affair , or even a family tradition, that is passed from one generation to the next. \u2014 Rupa Jack, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Greitens, a former Navy SEAL, resigned as Missouri's governor in 2018 following a series of scandals that included allegations of an affair and assault. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Standing remains a wobbly affair for Gadsby, and a stool was required for support. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English aferes \"activities,\" affaire \"enterprise,\" borrowed from Anglo-French afaire, affere \"business, activity, enterprise, matter, topic, situation,\" from the phrase a faire \"to do,\" from a \"to\" (going back to Latin ad ) + faire \"to do,\" going back to Latin facere \u2014 more at at entry 1 , do entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8fer"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amour",
"fling",
"love",
"love affair",
"romance"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081949",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affaire d'amour":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": affair sense 2b":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, \"love affair\"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8fer-d\u0259-\u02c8mu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014619",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affaire d'honneur":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": matter of honor (i.e., a duel)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8fer-d\u022f-\u02c8n\u0153r",
"-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114659",
"type":[
"French noun phrase"
]
},
"affect":{
"antonyms":[
"act",
"assume",
"bluff",
"counterfeit",
"dissemble",
"fake",
"feign",
"pass (for)",
"pretend",
"profess",
"put on",
"sham",
"simulate"
],
"definitions":{
": a set of observable manifestations of an experienced emotion : the facial expressions, gestures, postures, vocal intonations, etc., that typically accompany an emotion":[
"Evidence from several clinical groups indicates that reduced accuracy in decoding facial affect is associated with impaired social competence.",
"\u2014 Suzane Vassallo et al.",
"\u2026 patients \u2026 showed perfectly normal reactions and affects \u2026",
"\u2014 Oliver Sacks",
"Other victims of schizophrenia sometimes lapse into flat affect , a zombielike state of apparent apathy.",
"\u2014 David G. Myers"
],
": feeling , affection":[
"For every man with his affects is born, / Not by might mast'red, but by special grace.",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": the conscious emotion that occurs in reaction to a thought or experience":[
"Positive affect encompasses all good emotions, such as joy, bliss, love, and contentment.",
"\u2014 Roy F. Baumeister and Brad J. Bushman",
"Killing and meaningless mass murder without affect , as the psychologists say, \u2026 have become too frequent occurrences in contemporary life.",
"\u2014 Barbara W. Tuchman"
],
": to act on and cause a change in (someone or something)":[
"As strange as this sounds, the negative karma probably affected the actual games, the way a gambler who constantly dwells on his bad luck can derail an entire blackjack table. \u2014 Bill Simmons , ESPN , 24 June 2002",
"The Paris adventures of various Russians, including a romance for Dontsov, affect both the newly democratized ones and hard-line party members. \u2014 Stanley Kauffmann , New Republic , 27 Feb. 1995",
"These programs, known as secret warranties or silent recalls, often involve a problem that affects a vehicle's safety or performance but that isn't the cause of a formal Federal recall. \u2014 Consumer Reports , December 1993",
"Verb (2)",
"She pauses and affects the more dramatic tone of a veteran actress. \u2014 Chris Mundy , Rolling Stone , 15 June 1995",
"She doesn't put herself down, but she does affect a languid Valley Girl drawl to offset the sharpness of her observations \u2026 \u2014 Ken Tucker , Entertainment Weekly , 7 Oct. 1994",
"That is all I have, I said, affecting a pathos in my voice. \u2014 Flann O'Brian , At Swim-Two-Birds , 1939",
"Noun",
"There's a good plot and good writing here, but Mallory's gender neutrality, conspicuous in her lack of affect , makes her seem like a comic-book character. \u2014 Cynthia Crossen , Wall Street Journal , 5 Oct. 1994",
"Many of these young killers display an absence of what psychiatrists call affect . They show no discernible emotional reaction to what they have done. \u2014 Richard Stengel , Time , 16 Sept. 1985",
"The way people respond to this is sometimes called \"depressed affect \"\u2014a sort of mental shifting into neutral that psychologists say also happens to prisoners of war, submarine crews, and other people in confined situations with little stimulus. \u2014 Susan West , Science 84 , January/February 1984",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Companies can also consider how more modernized processes will affect their workforce. \u2014 Vaidya Aiyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Panelist Stephanie Loraine Pi\u00f1eiro, co-executive director of Florida Access Network, said the ruling will disproportionately affect people who are struggling financially and those on the margins of society. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Just over 50% of respondents surveyed by the travel planning site The Vacationer say gas prices will affect their July Fourth travel plans. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Labor protest won't affect service, Delta says A Delta Air Lines spokesperson said the company and pilots began contract negotiations earlier this year after talks were halted for two years during the pandemic. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"The University of Baltimore shifted to a test-optional model in 2019, so the new vote won\u2019t affect it much, said spokesman Chris Hart. \u2014 Caitlyn Freeman | Baltimore Sun, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The reductions will affect about 10% of Tesla\u2019s salaried workers over the next three months, or about 3.5% of its global workforce, Musk told Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait at the Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday. \u2014 Jonathan Roeder, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"And about 2 percent to 10 percent of people with paralytic polio will die because the paralysis will affect their ability to breathe. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"Allen, the behavioral health administrator, said the staffing problems won\u2019t likely affect the ability to implement the changes. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English affecten \"to desire,\" borrowed from Anglo-French affeter, affecter \"to change, seek after,\" borrowed from Latin affect\u0101re \"to try to accomplish, strive after, pretend to have,\" frequentative derivative of afficere \"to produce an effect on, exert an influence on\" \u2014 more at affect entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English affecten, borrowed from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere \"to produce an effect on, exert an influence on,\" from ad- ad- + facere \"to do, make, bring about\" \u2014 more at fact":"Verb",
"Middle English, \"capacity for emotion, emotion, desire, will,\" borrowed from Latin affectus \"mental state, mood, feeling, affection,\" from afficere \"to produce an effect on, exert an influence on\" + -tus, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at affect entry 1":"Noun"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for affect Verb (1) affect , influence , touch , impress , strike , sway mean to produce or have an effect upon. affect implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction. the sight affected her to tears influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior). our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing touch may carry a vivid suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming. plants touched by frost his emotions were touched by her distress impress stresses the depth and persistence of the effect. only one of the plans impressed him strike , similar to but weaker than impress , may convey the notion of sudden sharp perception or appreciation. struck by the solemnity of the occasion sway implies the acting of influences that are not resisted or are irresistible, with resulting change in character or course of action. politicians who are swayed by popular opinion Verb (2) assume , affect , pretend , simulate , feign , counterfeit , sham mean to put on a false or deceptive appearance. assume often implies a justifiable motive rather than an intent to deceive. assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients affect implies making a false show of possessing, using, or feeling. affected an interest in art pretend implies an overt and sustained false appearance. pretended that nothing had happened simulate suggests a close imitation of the appearance of something. cosmetics that simulate a suntan feign implies more artful invention than pretend , less specific mimicry than simulate . feigned sickness counterfeit implies achieving the highest degree of verisimilitude of any of these words. an actor counterfeiting drunkenness sham implies an obvious falseness that fools only the gullible. shammed a most unconvincing limp",
"a woman of great affectation at social gatherings",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His collection of canes \u2014 likely used as an affectation rather than out of necessity \u2014 are sprinkled throughout. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Under any name, this Tennessee native stands out with her distinctive, affectation -free sonic gumbo. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"With or without guests, the Watkins charm with heartfelt songs that are earthy, eloquent and free of even a hint of affectation or false emotion. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"That can be an accent, or a tone, or some Transatlantic affectation , the voice is always key. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Indeed, the very first scene has Huppert\u2019s unexpectedly named protagonist Joan Verra explaining her half-Irish provenance directly to camera, from behind the wheel of her car \u2014 a clumsy affectation of which the film soon, mercifully, tires. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022",
"As for Isaac\u2019s accent that had some viewers scratching their heads, its an affectation of Grant, a role Spector is inhabiting based on his perception of that type of individual. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Forget the outdated ritual of the mother-of-pearl spoon, an affectation born of an era before the invention of stainless steel. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Seen from the bottom up, the show progressively dispenses with arid affectation on the way to freshets of inspiration. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021"
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French affectation, borrowed from Latin affect\u0101ti\u014dn-, affect\u0101ti\u014d \"striving after, strained manner (in rhetoric),\" from affect\u0101re \"to strive after, try to accomplish, pretend to have\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at affect entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-\u02ccfek-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for affectation pose , air , airs , affectation , mannerism mean an adopted way of speaking or behaving. pose implies an attitude deliberately assumed in order to impress others. her shyness was just a pose air may suggest natural acquirement through environment or way of life. a traveler's sophisticated air airs always implies artificiality and pretentiousness. snobbish airs affectation applies to a trick of speech or behavior that strikes the observer as insincere. the posh accent is an affectation mannerism applies to an acquired eccentricity that has become a habit. gesturing with a cigarette was her most noticeable mannerism",
"synonyms":[
"affectedness",
"grandiosity",
"inflation",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050024",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affectatious":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": characterized or marked by affectation : affected":[
"Do some people adopt an affectatious dialect to suit their audience?",
"Leinart laughs with his friends about the parallels with his favorite TV show, but he's sensitive about the perception that he's an affected socialite. \u2014 Michael Silver , Sports Illustrated , 23 July 2007",
"\u2026 he accused the literary establishment of eschewing good clean writing and advancing affected , artsy prose instead. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz , New York Times Book Review , 9 Sept. 2001",
"Without this fraught boundary between old money and new, between inherited and affected tastes, some of our greatest writers would have had to find something else to write about. \u2014 E. B. Harper , Civilization , June/July 2000",
"With a workmanlike thoroughness, they alter their diction and mannerisms for each new role\u2014for example, Kidman drops her voice at least half an octave and adopts a suitably tailored upper-class accent to portray an affected starlet who carries a teddy bear to surreptitious trysts. \u2014 Celia Wren , Commonweal , 26 Feb. 1999",
"affected laughter at the boss's jokes",
"with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1553, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from past participle of affect entry 2":"Adjective"
"Leinart laughs with his friends about the parallels with his favorite TV show, but he's sensitive about the perception that he's an affected socialite. \u2014 Michael Silver , Sports Illustrated , 23 July 2007",
"\u2026 he accused the literary establishment of eschewing good clean writing and advancing affected , artsy prose instead. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz , New York Times Book Review , 9 Sept. 2001",
"Without this fraught boundary between old money and new, between inherited and affected tastes, some of our greatest writers would have had to find something else to write about. \u2014 E. B. Harper , Civilization , June/July 2000",
"With a workmanlike thoroughness, they alter their diction and mannerisms for each new role\u2014for example, Kidman drops her voice at least half an octave and adopts a suitably tailored upper-class accent to portray an affected starlet who carries a teddy bear to surreptitious trysts. \u2014 Celia Wren , Commonweal , 26 Feb. 1999",
"affected laughter at the boss's jokes",
"with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have"
"Leinart laughs with his friends about the parallels with his favorite TV show, but he's sensitive about the perception that he's an affected socialite. \u2014 Michael Silver , Sports Illustrated , 23 July 2007",
"\u2026 he accused the literary establishment of eschewing good clean writing and advancing affected , artsy prose instead. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz , New York Times Book Review , 9 Sept. 2001",
"Without this fraught boundary between old money and new, between inherited and affected tastes, some of our greatest writers would have had to find something else to write about. \u2014 E. B. Harper , Civilization , June/July 2000",
"With a workmanlike thoroughness, they alter their diction and mannerisms for each new role\u2014for example, Kidman drops her voice at least half an octave and adopts a suitably tailored upper-class accent to portray an affected starlet who carries a teddy bear to surreptitious trysts. \u2014 Celia Wren , Commonweal , 26 Feb. 1999",
"affected laughter at the boss's jokes",
"with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have"
"Echoing the structure of a shooter game, this chapter is also improbably among the novel\u2019s most affecting sections, a moving demonstration of the blended power of fiction and gaming. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Speaking of allies, the involvement of Mark Ruffalo and Marisa Tomei as executive producers should help to propel the film, but regardless, Short Bull and Tomaselli have made an affecting and timely chronicle. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"But interestingly, the most affecting moments aren\u2019t necessarily the dramatic epiphanic turning points. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"That makes the dark conclusion all the more affecting . \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The trans narrative in If Found feels real and affecting . \u2014 Geoffrey Bunting, Wired , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Months earlier, Kilde, who is a multiple gold medal contender at this month\u2019s Beijing Olympics, had reached out remotely in a more affecting way. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Geneus adroitly balances the fiery talk on Freda\u2019s campus with an intimate and affecting study of her family life. \u2014 Richard Kuipers, Variety , 19 Dec. 2021",
"While Dimitri writes quite affectingly about his maternal grandparents King Umberto II and Queen Marie-Jos\u00e9 of Italy and their vanished world, the depth of love that Dimitri expresses for his parents makes this book even more affecting . \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for affecting moving , impressive , poignant , affecting , touching , pathetic mean having the power to produce deep emotion. moving may apply to any strong emotional effect including thrilling, agitating, saddening, or calling forth pity or sympathy. a moving appeal for contributions impressive implies compelling attention, admiration, wonder, or conviction. an impressive list of achievements poignant applies to what keenly or sharply affects one's sensitivities. a poignant documentary on the homeless affecting is close to moving but most often suggests pathos. an affecting deathbed reunion touching implies arousing tenderness or compassion. the touching innocence in a child's eyes pathetic implies moving to pity or sometimes contempt. pathetic attempts to justify misconduct",
"He shows great affection for his grandchildren.",
"feelings of love and affection",
"He now looks back on those years with great affection .",
"She developed a deep affection for that country and its people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ideal home for Joey would have owners who could offer lots of affection and encouragement and no stairs. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"And Williams\u2019 mix of affection and irritation with him provides another of the movie\u2019s unforced notes of humor. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"The pair turned to each other for physical affection and emotional support, with many fans and media labelling it a 'cheating scandal' at the time as Smyth had a girlfriend, Tahlia Farrant, on the outside. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 15 May 2022",
"With family sure, but not in this context, since these merchants don\u2019t give them solely out of affection or respect. \u2014 Robert W. Wood, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Dumbledore used to be childhood besties with Grindelwald, though Dumbledore seemed to have more affection and a romantic attraction to Grindelwald than was reciprocated. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"This grabber of a sequence, the first of the story\u2019s 14 parts (prologue, 12 chapters, epilogue), presents Julie to us with pride, affection and perhaps a hint of exasperation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Several people in their 40s, 50s and 60s spoke of the word with affection . \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Sporting some good old-fashioned chills and a rockin' new wave soundtrack, Fright Night is a cult classic horror-comedy with a contagious affection for the genre. \u2014 Katie Rife, EW.com , 17 June 2022"
"Middle English affeccioun \"capacity for feeling, emotion, desire, love,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, \"desire, love, inclination, partiality,\" borrowed from Latin affecti\u014dn-, affecti\u014d \"frame of mind, feeling, feeling of attachment,\" from affec- (variant stem of afficere \"to produce an effect on, exert an influence on\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at affect entry 1":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for affection feeling , emotion , affection , sentiment , passion mean a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation. feeling denotes any partly mental, partly physical response marked by pleasure, pain, attraction, or repulsion; it may suggest the mere existence of a response but imply nothing about the nature or intensity of it. the feelings that once moved me are gone emotion carries a strong implication of excitement or agitation but, like feeling , encompasses both positive and negative responses. the drama portrays the emotions of adolescence affection applies to feelings that are also inclinations or likings. a memoir of childhood filled with affection for her family sentiment often implies an emotion inspired by an idea. her feminist sentiments are well known passion suggests a very powerful or controlling emotion. revenge became his ruling passion",
"The two kissed and were generally affectionate during Lopez's visit. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"Profile: Senorita is a senior girl who is affectionate . \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Rescue Rangers is a shockingly enjoyable action comedy that walks the line between affectionate satire and compelling genre flick. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"A week later in London, Dyer and Heaton were very affectionate and were photographed kissing each other in the middle of the street. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
"Generally, the text exchanges between her and her intended parents were affectionate , with floods of heart and prayer-hands emojis and questions about everyone\u2019s health and the weather. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"To be sure, many behavioral traits can be inherited \u2014 but the modern concept of breed offers only partial predictive value for most types of behavior \u2014 and almost none whatsoever for how affectionate a dog will be, or conversely, how quick to anger. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After solving crimes via podcast became a favorite national pastime, Only Murders in the Building scooped up the trend with equally affectionate and self-deprecating style. \u2014 Melissa Giannini, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
"Perhaps one of the most snuggly, affectionate and downright sweetest being in the world, Cesar is a pure angel to be around. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022"
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"partly borrowed from Medieval Latin affecti\u014dn\u0101tus \"inclined, disposed, well-disposed,\" from Latin affecti\u014dn-, affecti\u014d affection + -\u0101tus -ate entry 3 ; partly formed from affection + -ate entry 3 after Middle French affectionn\u00e9 \"having affection for,\" past participle of affectionner \"to have affection for,\" derivative of affection":""
"an affectless analysis of the cost of the war purely in pecuniary terms",
"the accused remained affectless throughout the long trial",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His paintings borrowed aspects of photographic vision (arbitrary cropping, dissonant overlap) and even photographic sensibility (cool, affectless , mechanical). \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Mumblecore veteran Sheil, with her Raphaelite curtain of hair and almost affectless voice, can be an opaque heroine, and the plot, as far as there is one, feels halting at first, the dialogue choppy and unreal. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 30 July 2020",
"Johnny Flynn\u2019s affectless monotone was crisp, clear, and cheery. \u2014 Adrienne So, Wired , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Its main set is a living room with a front door at the right, a kitchen at the left, stairs at the back and a couch in the middle: the upper-middle-class, affectless , catalog-bought, averaged-out set an artificial intelligence might imagine. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
"His influence is also apparent in the performances, which can be borderline affectless . \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2020",
"There\u2019s a striking contrast between the messy patterns of the finger marks, which recall the gestural language of Abstract-Expressionist paintings, and the cool, affectless distance of the underlying images. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 17 Nov. 2019",
"The color intensification is not affectless and artificial, as in a screen print by Andy Warhol. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2019",
"The locations seem just right, from the blankly affectless strip malls to the temporary-feeling apartments. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2019"
"an affectless analysis of the cost of the war purely in pecuniary terms",
"the accused remained affectless throughout the long trial",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His paintings borrowed aspects of photographic vision (arbitrary cropping, dissonant overlap) and even photographic sensibility (cool, affectless , mechanical). \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Mumblecore veteran Sheil, with her Raphaelite curtain of hair and almost affectless voice, can be an opaque heroine, and the plot, as far as there is one, feels halting at first, the dialogue choppy and unreal. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 30 July 2020",
"Johnny Flynn\u2019s affectless monotone was crisp, clear, and cheery. \u2014 Adrienne So, Wired , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Its main set is a living room with a front door at the right, a kitchen at the left, stairs at the back and a couch in the middle: the upper-middle-class, affectless , catalog-bought, averaged-out set an artificial intelligence might imagine. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
"His influence is also apparent in the performances, which can be borderline affectless . \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2020",
"There\u2019s a striking contrast between the messy patterns of the finger marks, which recall the gestural language of Abstract-Expressionist paintings, and the cool, affectless distance of the underlying images. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 17 Nov. 2019",
"The color intensification is not affectless and artificial, as in a screen print by Andy Warhol. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2019",
"The locations seem just right, from the blankly affectless strip malls to the temporary-feeling apartments. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2019"
"Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced . \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Below, more perfect gifts to get anyone freshly affianced . \u2014 Vogue , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Agreeing to be honored in a good friend\u2019s wedding does not mean signing up to pay for expensive group vacations \u2014 no matter what the magazines and affianced tell you. \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2019",
"Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson became the subject of engagement rumors Monday afternoon with outlets reporting that they were recently affianced . \u2014 Nardine Saad, latimes.com , 11 June 2018",
"The newly affianced , reluctant to trouble one another with family problems, may rent substitutes for parents who are divorced, incarcerated, or mentally ill. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 23 Apr. 2018",
"If this woman decides to yell at you for becoming affianced , that\u2019s a real opportunity for her fianc\u00e9 to lovingly encourage her to amend her bad behavior. \u2014 Mallory Ortberg, Slate Magazine , 12 June 2017"
"Middle English affiaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French affiance, afiance, from affier, afier \"to pledge faith (to), pledge oneself to marry, trust\" (going back to Medieval Latin aff\u012bd\u0101re, from Latin ad- ad- + Vulgar Latin *f\u012bd\u0101re \"to trust\") + -ance -ance \u2014 more at fianc\u00e9":"Noun",
"borrowed from Anglo-French affiancer, afiancer, verbal derivative of afiance affiance entry 1":"Verb"
": a short affidavit taking oath to the truth of the allegations in an instrument (as a petition or complaint) instead of including the allegations in extenso in a separate affidavit":[]
"Many Black people still affiliate farming and land ownership with slavery and want to be far removed from it. \u2014 Brea Baker, ELLE , 17 June 2021",
"So if a church wants to affiliate it\u2019s expected to agree with that, and the statement would have the S.B.C.\u2019s beliefs on theology and God, as well as things like the senior pastor, which is a role reserved for men. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"And there are currently around forty-seven thousand churches that affiliate with it. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"In addition, demand is strong from consumer brands trying to affiliate themselves with live entertainment, so those are the buyers of data about and access to the fans who make their preferences known to Bands. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Socio-behavioral research on HIV has shown that individual behaviors \u2014 including the uptake and use of biomedical tools like vaccines \u2014 are shaped extensively by the social norms and practices of the groups people identify and affiliate with. \u2014 Judith D. Auerbach And Andrew D. Forsyth, STAT , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The presentations warned that Workers United \u2014 the larger union with which the baristas were hoping to affiliate \u2014 was losing members and raising its dues, which the company said could cost baristas as much as $600 a year. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Graduate students at Columbia, Brown, NYU, Stanford, and every other private university in the United States remain free to affiliate with unions. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Vladimir Lenin refused to do so and ordered the representatives of what is now southeastern Ukraine to affiliate with Soviet Ukraine. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The 27-year-old sisters gave birth within the same hour on March 28, according to NBC affiliate WBIR-TV. \u2014 Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"The jury found Michael Horvath guilty on charges of homicide, kidnapping, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse nine years after Holly Grim's disappearance, FOX affiliate WOLF-TV reported. \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 17 June 2022",
"Lipski said earlier that survival was unlikely and that the search had shifted to a recovery operation, according to NBC affiliate WTMJ-TV of Milwaukee. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"The company makes most of its revenue by charging retail partners for affiliate marketing and payments services. \u2014 Isabel Contreras, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The app also doesn\u2019t feature any ads, affiliate marketing, or tracking. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"The blast damaged several other homes and displaced about 60 residents, according to NBC affiliate WGAL. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Persons told reporters the store was emptied out of its product and equipment, and when the store reopens, it will be completely remodeled with a different feel and look, according to ABC local affiliate WKBW. \u2014 ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"Mina said Ayala was performing CPR when deputies arrived the day of the shooting, CBS Orlando affiliate WKMG-TV reports. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022"
"1767, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1793, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"derivative of affiliate entry 1":"Noun",
"probably from French affilier \"to bring into close connection\" (going back to Middle French, \"to adopt as a son,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin aff\u012bli\u0101re, from Latin ad- ad- + -f\u012bli\u0101re, verbal derivative of f\u012blius \"son\") + -ate entry 4 \u2014 more at feminine entry 1":"Verb"
"The United States has also backed its affiliated fighters in Syria, the Y.P.G., or People\u2019s Protection Units, who helped to battle the Islamic State and whom Mr. Erdogan attacked in his 2019 incursion into the country. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"The plan seeks to salvage the network after Luna\u2019s affiliated stablecoin, TerraUSD, lost its 1-to-1 peg the dollar and helped trigger a collapse in digital-asset prices. \u2014 Muyao Shen, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
"Nationally, The Tribune reported, the church and its affiliated operations own nearly 16,000 parcels, totaling 1.7 million acres and worth nearly $16 billion. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Originally hired by the Yankees as an organizational hitting instructor in 2019, Balkovec is the first, full-time female manager in the history of affiliated baseball. \u2014 Pete Caldera, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"But with a year in the Draft League complete and another season set to begin in June, Klein believes the Keys are well positioned for the future \u2014 and an eventual return to affiliated baseball, with the Orioles or otherwise. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
"He later became affiliated with Quadriga\u2019s co-founder Gerald Cotten in the early days of the Canadian exchange, though the men parted ways in early 2016. \u2014 Emily Nicolle, Bloomberg.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Baptist Health System operates an affiliated surgery center in Boerne and its physicians network operates primary care and specialty clinics in the city. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Crimea was predominantly Muslim in the 18th century and loosely affiliated with the Ottomans. \u2014 WSJ , 7 Apr. 2022"
": an attractive force between substances or particles that causes them to enter into and remain in chemical combination":[],
": likeness based on relationship or causal connection":[
"found an affinity between the teller of a tale and the craftsman",
"\u2014 Mary McCarthy",
"this investigation, with affinities to a case history, a psychoanalysis, a detective story",
"\u2014 Oliver Sacks"
],
": of, relating to, involving, or used in affinity chromatography":[
"The unwanted antibodies are removed in affinity columns, which contain a matrix to which other antibodies have already been allowed to bind \u2026",
"\u2014 Scientific American",
"Although affinity labeling was originally developed for the investigation of enzymes, it has also added significantly to the study of the structure of active sites in other systems \u2026",
"\u2014 Meir Wilchek et al."
],
": relationship by marriage":[],
": sympathy marked by community of interest : kinship":[
"She has an affinity to him because of their common musical interests."
"Jefferson's personal debts continued to mount \u2026 His addiction to French wine, like his affinity for French ideas, never came to grips with the more mundane realities. \u2014 Joseph J. Ellis , American Heritage , May/June 1993",
"\u2026 neither virus has an affinity for T cells. \u2014 Robert C. Gallo , Scientific American , 1987",
"Animals sharing this basic architecture may have no closer affinity than a beetle and a squid. \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Natural History , 1985",
"There's always been an affinity between us.",
"He never felt any affinity with the other kids in his neighborhood.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It\u2019s not physical distance that matters, but operational, strategic and affinity distance that matters. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The warehouse retailer famously does not spend any money on advertising, but word of mouth can cultivate brand affinity among different communities, said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst for market research firm NPD Group. \u2014 Hannah Miao, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"Those experiences can create a deep affinity between the people who share them. \u2014 Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
"Fran Tirado bring a new perspective to the world of comedic cultural criticism with their strong rapport, knowledge of gay history and a strong affinity for gay icons. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"What stands out immediately is the owners\u2019 affinity with peppers. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"Andrew Behrman can talk your ear off about sports, with a podcast that focuses on the subject and, personally, a particular affinity for baseball. \u2014 Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"This was initially intended for the gaming industry yet there is a natural affinity for gaming tools, IDEs, chips, etcetera, to be used for virtual worlds and the Metaverse. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"As a child of parents who played tennis, Ava Brizard developed a natural affinity for the sport. \u2014 Douglas Clark Usa Today Ventures Events, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022"
"Middle English affinite, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French affinit\u00e9, borrowed from Latin aff\u012bnit\u0101t-, aff\u012bnit\u0101s, from aff\u012bnis \"bordering (on), related by marriage, connected (with)\" (from ad- ad- + f\u012bnis \"boundary, limit\") + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at final entry 1":"Noun"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for affinity Noun attraction , affinity , sympathy mean the relationship existing between things or persons that are naturally or involuntarily drawn together. attraction implies the possession by one thing of a quality that pulls another to it. felt an attraction to danger affinity implies a susceptibility or predisposition on the part of the one drawn. an affinity for mathematics sympathy implies a reciprocal or natural relation between two things that are both susceptible to the same influence. two minds in sympathy",
"We cannot affirm that this painting is genuine.",
"They neither affirmed nor denied their guilt.",
"laws affirming the racial equality of all peoples",
"They continued to affirm their religious beliefs.",
"The decision was affirmed by a higher court.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lyons\u2019 empowering images celebrate the perennial coming-of-age impulses to express and affirm one\u2019s individuality, resilient here in the Amazon against a toxic mix of environmental degradation, violence, and discrimination. \u2014 Vogue , 29 June 2022",
"The Center for Arizona Policy, a conservative nonprofit lobbying group, said Saturday that the state Legislature approved the law to affirm that unborn children have full rights if Roe v. Wade were reversed. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 26 June 2022",
"Identify best practices to affirm members of the gay and transgender community. \u2014 Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"The committee last year voted 6-4 to affirm the Police Bureau\u2019s finding that the arrest was reasonable, though many members said they were disturbed by police actions. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"Acknowledging ink manufacturers\u2019 objections that there were no substitutes for those pigments but lacking evidence to affirm their safety, the commission delayed its prohibition until next year. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Jose Estrella with a second-round body shot to affirm his No. 1 contender position to face the winner of the June 25 International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Association bout between champion M.J. Akhmadaliev and California\u2019s Ronny Rios. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Yet nurturing these skills and experiences requires intentionality within households, in formal and informal educational settings, and in civil society to affirm what should be obvious: urbanites not only belong but are needed in biology. \u2014 Nyeema C. Harris, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Georgia was one of seven states won by Biden where Republican electors gathered Dec. 14, 2020, signing certificates purporting to affirm Trump as the actual victor of their states. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (conformed to Latin affirm\u0101re ) of Middle English affermen \"to fix firmly, make steadfast, establish, confirm, assert,\" borrowed from Anglo-French afermer, affermer, going back to Latin affirm\u0101re \"to strengthen, confirm, assert positively,\" from ad- ad- + firm\u0101re \"to strengthen, fortify,\" derivative of firmus \"strong, durable, firm entry 1 \"":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for affirm assert , declare , affirm , protest , avow mean to state positively usually in anticipation of denial or objection. assert implies stating confidently without need for proof or regard for evidence. asserted that modern music is just noise declare stresses open or public statement. declared her support for the candidate affirm implies conviction based on evidence, experience, or faith. affirmed the existence of an afterlife protest emphasizes affirming in the face of denial or doubt. protested that he really had been misquoted avow stresses frank declaration and acknowledgment of personal responsibility for what is declared. avowed that all investors would be repaid in full",
": a solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury by a person who conscientiously declines taking an oath":[],
": something affirmed : a positive assertion":[
"His memoir is a reflective affirmation of family love."
],
": the act of affirming":[
"nodded his head in affirmation"
]
},
"examples":[
"a sworn affirmation that he had never acted as a spy for the enemy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What had happened is that many of my strategies for validation, affirmation , and support had been outsourced. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
"Savannah wanted to know what those buzzwords \u2013 affirmation , safe spaces, inclusion \u2013 actually looked like in real life. \u2014 Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"There\u2019s also a coinciding affirmation for each product created by Keys herself. \u2014 Blake Newby, Essence , 9 Dec. 2020",
"Something that stands out about the candles is the affirmation collection. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 16 June 2022",
"Research has shown that gender affirmation and inclusive policies can reduce depression and anxiety symptoms for trans and nonbinary people. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"Patmon answers most questions with a smile and a quick affirmation . \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"My own family's affirmation hasn't made the concept any less significant to me, particularly because of my adoption. \u2014 Zack Ford, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"Communication and affirmation are key to ensuring your mission and values align with the daily experiences of everyone within your organization. \u2014 Carolyn Morgan, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English affirmacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French affirmation, affermacion, borrowed from Latin affirm\u0101ti\u014dn-, affirm\u0101ti\u014d, from affirm\u0101re \"to affirm \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns":""
": the logical fallacy of inferring the truth of the antecedent of an implication from the truth of the consequent (as in, \"if it rains, then the game is cancelled and the game has been cancelled, therefore it has rained\")":[]
"The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Think about companies making affirmative declarations about staying in the Russian market. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"The boy nodded in the affirmative and Carvalho called the police. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
"Instead, Judge Charles Blomquist called each person who answered in the affirmative up to the bench to talk with him and the lawyers about how the experience might inform their perspective as jurors. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 4 June 2022",
"Spellers are permitted to ask questions about roots, and judges answer in the affirmative if a speller can identify a relevant root and its meaning. \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
"Spellers are permitted to ask questions about roots, and judges answer in the affirmative if a speller can identify a relevant root and its meaning. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Shortly after, Gomez herself responded with a resounding affirmative . \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 16 May 2022",
"Use liberally the affirmatives Yes, ma\u2019am and Yes, sir, having grown up under threat of a stiff switch. \u2014 Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian , 13 Dec. 2017"
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French affirmatif, borrowed from Late Latin affirm\u0101t\u012bvus, from Latin affirm\u0101tus (past participle of affirm\u0101re \"to affirm \") + -\u012bvus -ive":"Adjective",
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French affirmatif, noun derivative of affirmatif affirmative entry 1":"Noun"
": the use of policies, legislation, programs, and procedures to improve the educational or employment opportunities of members of certain demographic groups (such as minority groups, women, and older people) as a remedy to the effects of long-standing discrimination against such groups":[
"The term affirmative action was \u2026 used in an executive order issued by President Johnson in 1965, which banned all federal contractors and subcontractors, as well as unions involved in federal work, from practicing employment discrimination.",
"\u2014 Michael L. Levine",
"Unlike previous measures, such as the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965, which prohibited discrimination, the goal of affirmative action was to adopt a proactive approach to redressing past discrimination. It goes beyond the prohibition of overtly racist practices by requiring employers, public contractors, and college admissions officers to cast a wider net in their searches for qualified workers and students through active recruitment of racial minorities.",
"Even supporters admit the campaign for reparations faces an uphill battle in a state where just 6 percent of the population identifies as Black and where voters recently rejected a move to bring back affirmative action . \u2014 Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"P\u00e9rez said using these kinds of strategies have helped public institutions in California, which have not been allowed to consider race since 1996, when voters there passed a ballot measure that effectively outlawed affirmative action . \u2014 Laura Krantz, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Fear that the Supreme Court will ban or severely restrict affirmative action may also have encouraged the shift. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 6 May 2022",
"Even so, Lum said that a majority of the Asian students continue to support affirmative action . \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
"The university is defending its race-conscious admissions policy in a case that offers the Supreme Court\u2019s conservative majority an opening to curtail affirmative action . \u2014 Nick Anderson And Susan Svrluga, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In a 2003 ruling regarding race-conscious admissions at the University of Michigan Law School, the Supreme Court narrowly upheld affirmative action but wrote that the practice should not continue indefinitely. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"California voters banned affirmative action in a 1996 initiative, Proposition 209, which applied to state education and employment. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Kennedy and Ginsburg had previously voted to allow affirmative action . \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 20 Mar. 2022"
": one or more sounds or letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning or end of a word, base, or phrase or inserted within a word or base and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form":[
"The affix in the word \"attendance\" is \"-ance.\""
"Europe's privacy regulation (GDPR) can affix a penalty of 4% of total revenue for violations, while running afoul of national mandates for data locality may stop companies from doing business in that country. \u2014 Michael Gurau, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Package in a glass jar and affix a card or label that includes the following instructions: Lightly beat two eggs in a shallow dish. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 12 May 2022",
"Fully automatic weapons are only legal in Connecticut if they had been registered on or before Jan. 1, 2014, and those who make their own guns with a kit or a printer must obtain a serial number and affix it to the gun. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022",
"So whatever label one wants to affix to them, the bottom line is this, there must be accountability. \u2014 ABC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"In a city dominated by parking lots, having something, anything, to which riders can affix their set of wheels is a godsend. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Trevor Patton Crow was initially arrested on charges of first-degree possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to affix a tax stamp following a raid at his Tuscaloosa home on Tuesday. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022",
"An herbarium is, in essence, a library of taminate them, and affix them to large sheets of stiff white paper to be stacked and stored landscapes and the human powers that shaped them. \u2014 Harpers Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Public Works staff are working to affix red tags to primary barrels along trash routes during the month of February. \u2014 courant.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At each work-station, crews affix parts and the Lightnings begin to assume their familiar boxy shape. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Breyer has long been an outspoken defender of the Supreme Court as a nonpartisan institution and bristled at the labels of 'liberal' and 'conservative' that many commentators and the media affix to individual justices. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 7 Apr. 2021",
"The contraption itself, which looks like an infant bouncer, affixes to the bulkhead. \u2014 Sarah Firshein, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 13 Sep. 2019"
"borrowed from Latin aff\u012bxus, past participle of aff\u012bgere \"to fasten (to), attach,\" from ad- ad- + f\u012bgere \"to drive in, insert\" \u2014 more at fix entry 1":"Verb",
"borrowed from Middle French affixe \"notice, placard, element added to the base or stem of a word (originally in Hebrew grammar),\" borrowed from Latin aff\u012bxus, past participle of aff\u012bgere \"to fasten (to), attach\" \u2014 more at affix entry 1":"Noun"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for affix Verb fasten , fix , attach , affix mean to make something stay firmly in place. fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing. fasten the reins to a post fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding. fixed the stake in the ground attach suggests a connecting or uniting by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together. attach the W-2 form here affix implies an imposing of one thing on another by gluing, impressing, or nailing. affix your address label here",
"borrowed from Latin affl\u0101tus, literally, \"emission of breath, exhalation,\" from affl\u0101re \"to breathe on or toward, inspire\" (from ad- ad- + fl\u0101re \"to blow, breathe\") + -tus, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at blow entry 1":""
"Nafisi\u2019s dispatches are eloquent essays on literature\u2019s power to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Not all of the disease\u2019s effects are well understood: researchers are still studying how Covid-19 damages the brain and inhibits smell and the mechanism behind the long-term symptoms that afflict about 1 in 5 adult survivors of the disease. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Near or above record highs in the mid-90s are projected to afflict the Houston area until Monday. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 13 May 2022",
"One type of dysautonomia thought to afflict long COVID sufferers is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"Micronutrient deficiencies afflict more than two billion people worldwide, including 340 million children. \u2014 Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"The gas price issue encapsulates a dilemma that can often afflict presidents at times of international crises. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Overdoses afflict the races about equally, while white people are 55% more likely to drink themselves to death through cirrhosis or chronic liver disease. \u2014 Michael Warren, ajc , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Overdoses afflict the races about equally, while white people are 55 percent more likely to drink themselves to death through cirrhosis or chronic liver disease. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022"
"Middle English afflihten \"to excite, become distressed,\" probably verbal derivative of affliht, aflyght \"disturbed, upset,\" borrowed from Latin affl\u012bctus, past participle of affl\u012bgere \"to knock or strike down, ruin, distress severely,\" from ad- ad- + fl\u012bgere \"to strike down\" \u2014 more at profligate entry 1":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for afflict afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
"Nafisi\u2019s dispatches are eloquent essays on literature\u2019s power to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Not all of the disease\u2019s effects are well understood: researchers are still studying how Covid-19 damages the brain and inhibits smell and the mechanism behind the long-term symptoms that afflict about 1 in 5 adult survivors of the disease. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Near or above record highs in the mid-90s are projected to afflict the Houston area until Monday. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 13 May 2022",
"One type of dysautonomia thought to afflict long COVID sufferers is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"Micronutrient deficiencies afflict more than two billion people worldwide, including 340 million children. \u2014 Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"The gas price issue encapsulates a dilemma that can often afflict presidents at times of international crises. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Overdoses afflict the races about equally, while white people are 55% more likely to drink themselves to death through cirrhosis or chronic liver disease. \u2014 Michael Warren, ajc , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Overdoses afflict the races about equally, while white people are 55 percent more likely to drink themselves to death through cirrhosis or chronic liver disease. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022"
"Middle English afflihten \"to excite, become distressed,\" probably verbal derivative of affliht, aflyght \"disturbed, upset,\" borrowed from Latin affl\u012bctus, past participle of affl\u012bgere \"to knock or strike down, ruin, distress severely,\" from ad- ad- + fl\u012bgere \"to strike down\" \u2014 more at profligate entry 1":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for afflict afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
"Unfortunately, this movie seems to once again suffer from a particular affliction inherent in scores of Netflix movies of late. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 17 May 2022",
"The involvement of Pearce is a wink and a nod to his role in a classic of the memory- affliction subgenre, Memento, a taut and masterful thriller in whose shadow Memory withers. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Surviving reports of Rome suggest the disease was a common affliction at the time. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
"Insomnia is a common affliction in the outdoors, and Outside\u2019s editors are hardly immune. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 May 2022",
"With the studied patience of a professional wise man, Mr. Friedmann listens to their laments and assures them, by way of consolation, that their problems are a nearly universal affliction . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Besides the unequal assignment of factory tasks, verbal harassment was a daily affliction , Chatman said. \u2014 Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"But the zoo has also closed its aviaries to foot traffic, partly due to concerns that visitors could contribute to the affliction \u2019s spread. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The affliction continues to confound the medical establishment. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English affliccioun \"misery, distress, self-inflicted pain,\" borrowed from Anglo-French afflicion, borrowed from Late Latin affl\u012bcti\u014dn-, affl\u012bcti\u014d, from Latin affl\u012bgere \"to afflict \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns":""
"borrowed from French afflictif, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin affl\u012bct\u012bvus, from Latin affl\u012bctus (past participle of affl\u012bgere \"to afflict \") + -\u012bvus -ive":""
"For one thing, the investment can be regarded as a new way for public figures to flaunt their social status and affluence . \u2014 Gary Fowler, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Might those subjects, which have a lot to do with status and comparison and affluence , feed ways of thinking that are disempowering? \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Being an Asplundh certainly is no guarantee of affluence . \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"But Soros\u2019s insights were often discounted because of his affluence . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Nunes notes that such dishes appeal more to a newly wealthy diner or someone merely aspiring to that status, not to people with no need to broadcast their affluence . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Aug. 2021",
"They were joined by suburban conservatives in California and in the New South, who sought ways to preserve their property and their affluence . \u2014 Kim Phillips-fein, The New Republic , 2 Aug. 2021",
"These shifting trends, which are likely to result in more instances of heart disease, mean the condition has moved firmly beyond being a disease of affluence or sedentary lifestyles associated with city living. \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"There was affluence and there were folks struggling to get by. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
"Middle English, \"abundance, profusion,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin affluentia, noun derivative of affluent-, affluens affluent entry 1 \u2014 more at -ence":""
"The store catered to a mostly affluent clientele that was relatively price insensitive, so we could afford to pay our suppliers a premium for the very best fish. The shop also developed a significant wholesale business, and soon the great and the good of London gastronomy were flocking to our door. \u2014 Frances Percival , Saveur , March 2008",
"A recent crop of books and articles give voice to this complaint. They happen to be written by journalists who are also well-educated and affluent mothers, but when it comes to parental discontent they are not alone. \u2014 Barbara Dafoe Whitehead , Commonweal , 16 June 2006",
"The Bay Area, which encompasses the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, as well as surrounding areas, is one of the nation's most affluent regions: More than 40% of the area's residents have annual household income of at least $75,000, versus only 25% in the country's other top 50 markets, according to Scarborough Research. \u2014 Eileen Davis Hudson et al. , Editor & Publisher , 1 Oct. 2001",
"His family was more affluent than most.",
"he is affluent and can afford to send his children to the best schools",
"Noun",
"the Nipigon and the St. Louis rivers are affluents of Lake Superior",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In 1935, leaving his wife and two children in the affluent New York suburb of Scarsdale, Siegel was sent by the mob to Los Angeles. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Vestavia Hills, an affluent suburb of about 40,000 residents, is about 7 miles south of Birmingham, Alabama. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"After his meeting at the steel plant, Pence was expected to journey to the home of Nancy and David Aichholz in the affluent Cincinnati suburb of Indian Hill. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"The New Nashville Scottsdale, an affluent suburb of Phoenix, the country\u2019s fifth-largest city, was founded in the late 1880s by Winfield Scott, a U.S. Army chaplain who had previously served as an Army general and, in 1852, ran for president. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"Considering that Chanel has raised prices on their handbags by over 71 percent since before the pandemic according to Reuters, targeting areas with affluent customers is key. \u2014 Roxanne Robinson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"So, people in an affluent suburb get to decide for themselves whether to don a mask when entering a store or other interior space, but those in Philly will be forced by government fiat to do this because \u2026 redlining used to be practiced in the city? \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, long-distance systems have lagged, as the bulk of their more affluent customers with more flexible desk jobs continue to telework or turn to driving. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Hartford\u2019s commercial property tax rate is about 74 mills \u2014 double that of Simsbury, an affluent suburb about 40 minutes to the west. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, courant.com , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bling Empire, Singapore Social, Shahs of Sunset, and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives prop up the affluent . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Bling Empire, Singapore Social, Shahs of Sunset, and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives prop up the affluent . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Bling Empire, Singapore Social, Shahs of Sunset, and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives prop up the affluent . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Bling Empire, Singapore Social, Shahs of Sunset, and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives prop up the affluent . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Bling Empire, Singapore Social, Shahs of Sunset, and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives prop up the affluent . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Bling Empire, Singapore Social, Shahs of Sunset, and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives prop up the affluent . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Bling Empire, Singapore Social, Shahs of Sunset, and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives prop up the affluent . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Bling Empire, Singapore Social, Shahs of Sunset, and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives prop up the affluent . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 Mar. 2022"
"Middle English, \"flowing in abundance, copious,\" borrowed from Latin affluent-, affluens \"flowing with, abundant,\" present participle of affluere \"to flow in, come streaming along, be abundantly present,\" from ad- ad- + fluere \"to flow, run\" \u2014 more at fluid entry 1":"Adjective",
"borrowed from French, borrowed from Latin affluent-, affluens \"flowing in\" \u2014 more at affluent entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-(\u02cc)fl\u00fc-\u0259nt",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccfl\u00fc-\u0259nt",
"also a-\u02c8fl\u00fc-",
"or \u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for affluent Adjective rich , wealthy , affluent , opulent mean having goods, property, and money in abundance. rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires. became rich through shrewd investing wealthy stresses the possession of property and intrinsically valuable things. wealthy landowners affluent suggests prosperity and an increasing wealth. an affluent society opulent suggests lavish expenditure and display of great wealth, more often applying to things than people. an opulent mansion",
"Stylish shoes that are affordable , comfortable, and good for the planet? \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"The popular remodeling site describes them as affordable , energy efficient and low maintenance. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The lack of affordable and available computer chips has driven up prices across the economy, including in things like automobiles. \u2014 CBS News , 19 June 2022",
"As communities are developed, policies must ensure residents have continued access to affordable and sustainable rental and homeownership opportunities. \u2014 CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Garcia said that artists, hippies and others attracted by the area's affordable and plentiful real estate began moving into town. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a quick, affordable and satisfying side that can be tweaked to suit a variety of ingredients or accompany a wide range of dishes. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Caregivers have drawn the opposite conclusion, saying the report shows that an affordable , convenient, and lightly-regulated industry with low up-front costs for entrepreneurs is the shortest path to stamping out unlicensed sales. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"This is one of the most affordable and budget-friendly iPhone cases that is still built with quality in mind. \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022"
"Later in July, investigators identified a 15-year-old suspect and charged him with murder and affray , according to police. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The man was later arrested and charged with animal cruelty and affray . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
"He also was arrested in 2009 on misdemeanor affray charges after being involved in a fight and fleeing police. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 13 Dec. 2019",
"The police said the 43-year-old man has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and affray . \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 23 Nov. 2019",
"Each has been charged with either assault and battery on a police officer or assault, accosting, affray , or carrying a dangerous weapon. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Despite serving a ten-month imprisonment for affray in 2012, the striker became a firm favourite amongst fans, being handed the armband at the start of the team's promotion-winning campaign of 2014/15. \u2014 SI.com , 29 June 2019",
"Harrison, in addition to felony murder charges, is also facing first- and second-degree cruelty to children, simple battery and affray . \u2014 Breanna Edwards, Essence , 24 July 2019",
"Harrison was charged with felony murder, cruelty to children, simple battery and affray for fighting, police said. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 23 July 2019"
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English afraien, affraien \"to disturb, frighten, attack, brawl,\" borrowed from Anglo-French esfreier, effreier, (with prefix alternation) affreer, affraier \"to frighten, startle,\" going back to Gallo-Romance *exfrid\u0101re, from Latin ex- ex- entry 1 + Gallo-Romance *-frid\u0101re, derivative from Old Low Franconian *fri\u00f0u \"peace, tranquility,\" going back to Germanic *fri\u00feu- (whence Old English fri\u00fe \"peace, security, protection,\" Old Saxon fri\u0111u, Old High German fridu, Old Norse fri\u00f0r ), derivative, with the suffix *-tu-, of *fri(j)a- free entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English afray, affray \"fright, consternation, assault, brawl,\" borrowed from Anglo-French effrei, esfrei, affrai, noun derivative of esfreier, effreier, affraier \"to frighten, startle\" \u2014 more at affray entry 2":"Noun"
"borrowed from German Affrikation , borrowed from Late Latin adfric\u0101ti\u014dn-, adfric\u0101ti\u014d, affric\u0101ti\u014dn-, affric\u0101ti\u014d \"rubbing (of parts of the body),\" from Latin affric\u0101re \"to rub (one thing against another)\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , noun suffix":""
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English afrighten, probably derivative of afright, afyrht (12th century) \"frightened,\" going back to Old English \u0101fyrht, past participle of \u0101fyrhtan \"to frighten,\" from \u0101-, perfective prefix + fyrhtan \"to frighten\" \u2014 more at abide , fright entry 2":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English afrighten, probably derivative of afright, afyrht (12th century) \"frightened,\" going back to Old English \u0101fyrht, past participle of \u0101fyrhtan \"to frighten,\" from \u0101-, perfective prefix + fyrhtan \"to frighten\" \u2014 more at abide , fright entry 2":"Verb",
"Its product refuses to entertain while its meta events such as the Oscars affront those who are na\u00efve enough to beg it for escapism. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Life itself, then, could affront and ridicule and even torment the provocateur: the mocker brutally mocked by personal reality. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Other customers show up without masks, occasionally reacting belligerently or as if personally affronted when asked to put on a mask or practice social distancing. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2020",
"Judge for yourself whether Errol Morris\u2019 documentary American Dharma affronts the Republic by being too kind to Bannon. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 1 Nov. 2019",
"And while some may point to Kenny Dalglish or Steven Gerrard as Mr. Liverpool, either of those men would be affronted at that suggestion, because the only true contender is Bill Shankly. \u2014 SI.com , 23 July 2019",
"Snowden says he was affronted by the rank hypocrisy of it all. \u2014 Jennifer Szalai, New York Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"It\u2019s hard to imagine anybody feeling affronted by him. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 21 June 2019",
"Which is obviously why so many people are affronted by it. \u2014 Cincinnati Enquirer , 13 July 2018",
"The alliance is also waiting to see whether Sweden and Finland, two neighbors of Russia, announce plans to join NATO, a move the Kremlin would see as an affront . \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"The alliance is also waiting to see whether Sweden and Finland, two neighbors of Russia, announce plans to join NATO, a move the Kremlin would see as an affront . \u2014 Elena Becatoros, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"Republicans have railed against mask rules as an affront to individual liberties and evidence of an overbearing federal government. \u2014 Tarini Parti And Ken Thomas, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Some of her colleagues appeared to see that as an affront , after Gohlstin had already advised against it. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Demanding a handover of cellphones, too, could prove to be an affront to the Supreme Court\u2019s workforce. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Attempts to promote equality are an affront to the natural order of things. \u2014 Kermit Roosevelt Iii, Time , 16 May 2022",
"The Global Times, tweeted that the move was an affront to Beijing and even lays the groundwork for war in Asia. \u2014 Charlie Campbell, Time , 5 May 2022",
"So much of the play is about the way American men take queerness to be an affront to their own security. \u2014 Michael Appler, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022"
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English afronten, afrounten, borrowed from Anglo-French afrunter \"to strike the front of, shame,\" derivative from the phrase a frunt \"facing, openly, blatantly,\" from a \"to, at\" (going back to Latin ad ) + frunt \" front entry 1 , forehead\" \u2014 more at at entry 1":"Verb",
"borrowed from Middle French, noun derivative of affronter \"to affront entry 1 \"":"Noun"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for affront Verb offend , outrage , affront , insult mean to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment. offend need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate merely a violation of the victim's sense of what is proper or fitting. hoped that my remarks had not offended her outrage implies offending beyond endurance and calling forth extreme feelings. outraged by their accusations affront implies treating with deliberate rudeness or contemptuous indifference to courtesy. deeply affronted by his callousness insult suggests deliberately causing humiliation, hurt pride, or shame. insulted every guest at the party",
"Such are the issues that spark hot debate among pizza chefs and aficionados . I recently visited some of the most dedicated pizza makers in the United States to have them demonstrate what makes their pizza special. \u2014 Harvey Steiman , Wine Spectator , 30 June 2008",
"The quality varies with the individual authors, but both history buffs and aficionados of literary criticism will find food for thought here. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 8 Jan. 2001",
"When film aficionados speak of film noir, they usually refer to the look and attitude of certain films. As critics have found, such films do not form a genre; at best, they suggest a movement. \u2014 Bonnie Smothers , Booklist , 15 Nov. 1999",
"Beyond scuba diving, North Carolina's Crystal Coast and Cape Lookout are famous for fishing. Although I'm not an aficionado myself, prospective anglers need only walk the docks of Moorehead City to book inshore or Gulf Stream excursions \u2026 \u2014 James Sturz , New York Times , 26 Apr. 1998",
"an aficionado of the sci-fi series who has seen all the movies several times",
"One aficionado took one home, cut it up and blew himself apart \u2014 presumably by accident. \u2014 Max Bearak, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"Bourbon for beginners: 5 tips to help anyone become a bourbon aficionado : From the best fresh cocktail ingredients to recipes for a Whiskey Fix and NY Sour, here are the five best tips for beginner bourbon drinkers. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 25 May 2022",
"If your dad is an aficionado of classic LPs, this is the perfect gift. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"Is dad a coffee aficionado \u2014 or just in need of a serious jolt of caffeine? \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
"Although he was known for the McDonald\u2019s fish sandwich incident, Mr. Uhrin was actually a Dunkin Donuts coffee aficionado \u2014 black decaf with a shot of French vanilla, his wife said. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
"Back is a tennis aficionado , and enjoys this sport with his 10-year-old daughter. \u2014 Cheryl Tiu, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Think about it this way: A Coca-Cola aficionado may choose to buy Pepsi when there is no Coke available in the store. \u2014 Jessica Wong, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The veteran Italian auteur and Cannes aficionado will reconstruct the true tale of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy who was kidnapped and forcibly raised as a Christian in 19th-century Italy. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 18 May 2022"
"borrowed from Spanish aficionado, from past participle of aficionar \"to inspire devotion or affection in,\" verbal derivative of afici\u00f3n \"liking, interest,\" going back to earlier afeci\u00f3n, afecci\u00f3n, borrowed from Latin affecti\u014dn-, affecti\u014d \"feeling, feeling of attachment\" \u2014 more at affection":""
"The longer stay gave me time to visit places that were farther afield , such as San Salvi, a church that is part of an 11th-century abbey complex. \u2014 Nancy Nathan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"And, in March, the chain went further afield from its cinema roots and picked up a $27.9 million stake in gold and silver mining company Hycroft Mining. \u2014 Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"Elsewhere, Russia has used missiles and rockets to hit farther afield , including with a strike on Kyiv on Sunday. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
"But the films in the program also venture far afield aesthetically, from the conventional to the poetic to the avant-garde. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Further afield , under the towering dome of the church, children could ride around a go-kart like track in a miniature replica of a battle tank. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Going farther afield could be dicey, cops continued. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Establishing goals for interactions with the media is like putting up the bumpers in a bowling alley; if goals are kept top of mind and followed, the speaker can\u2019t go too far afield with their comments. \u2014 Beth Noymer Levine, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"But the impact of the war has extended much further afield , with global oil prices rising to almost-decade highs and grain prices soaring amid a shortage from a region that is often referred to as the breadbasket of Europe. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022"
"Strong winds and clouds in part forced General Curtis LeMay to change tactics by taking his B-29s to lower elevations and dropping incendiary rather than general-purpose bombs, thereby setting Tokyo afire with napalm. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 18 Oct. 2017"
"Soon the camera swerves to a television screen, where the Twin Towers are aflame . \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"Cybersecurity Twitter was recently aflame when ransomware groups sent out phishing attacks from compromised Exchange servers, pointing to malware hosted on OneDrive. \u2014 Ryan Kalember, Fortune , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Tuesday morning, trees were still aflame and a flank of the fire was moving largely unchecked into the Desolation Wilderness. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Sep. 2021",
"In 2014, as tensions were aflame in Ferguson, Mo., after the shooting of Michael Brown, then-private citizen Donald Trump took to Twitter to mock the President. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 9 July 2021",
"Governments have spoken out, protests have taken place, social media is aflame . \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2021",
"Twitter was practically aflame with reactions during both the East and West Coast airings of the special on Sunday. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Demonstrators rocked a police van, set it ablaze, scrawled graffiti across its charred body and set it aflame again as officers retreated. \u2014 Sudhin Thanawala, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 May 2020",
"Demonstrators rocked a police van, set it ablaze, scrawled graffiti across its charred body and set it aflame again as officers retreated. \u2014 Grace Hauck, USA TODAY , 30 May 2020"
"Her heart was aflutter at the thought of his return.",
"Jonathan was all aflutter about proposing to Shelley that evening.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Send hearts aflutter with a selection of lingerie that strikes a softly sultry note. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Twitter, too, was aflutter with fashion reactions, and websites across the world splashed wire images of the Duchess across their homepage. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 11 Oct. 2021",
"The Twitter world was aflutter Sunday morning, immediately after word got out that the Orlando Magic had made former Dallas Mavericks assistant Jamahl Mosley their 15th head coach franchise history. \u2014 Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com , 11 July 2021",
"Your heart might be aflutter if a special someone moves closer to you. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 21 June 2021",
"After all, The Queen's Gambit displayed quite an appreciation for design, with fans aflutter over the delightfully 1960s interiors of Beth Harmon's home as well as her increasingly daring\u2014and ever stylish\u2014fashion choices throughout the series. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 4 Dec. 2020",
"But social media was aflutter with images of lightly walked streets and short waits for attractions. \u2014 Christopher Palmeri, Fortune , 6 Aug. 2019",
"But social media was aflutter with images of lightly walked streets and short waits for attractions. \u2014 Christopher Palmeri, Fortune , 6 Aug. 2019",
"During the fest, the Martha Jane Phillips Starr Butterfly Conservatory will be aflutter with winged creatures and tropical plants. \u2014 Sarah Gish, kansascity , 27 July 2017"
"This useful article highlights changes afoot in state legislatures across New York, California, Florida, and many others. \u2014 Aman Kidwai, Fortune , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Camps are regimented with multiple counting of inmates each day, security rounds to assure there are no misdeed afoot (drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, talking on cell phones ... \u2014 Walter Pavlo, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
"Below, our favorite pairs of the most delightful shoe trend afoot . \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 26 Feb. 2021",
"But there were occasional contrasts afoot , as when a brass choir got all stately and academic when the headmaster, Dumbledore, offered wisdom or the plucky pizzicatos became light-hearted when reporter Rita Skeeter appeared. \u2014 Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities , 25 Oct. 2019",
"Even Jean\u2019s family and activists had been on guard for character attacks, at one point fuming that a smear campaign was afoot after police revealed early in the investigation that marijuana had been found in Jean\u2019s apartment. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2019",
"In hindsight, Facebook had quietly signaled that unification was afoot more than a year ago. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Consolidation has been afoot more broadly in media. \u2014 Joe Flint, WSJ , 17 Aug. 2017"
"Middle English aforen, aforn, afore, going back to Old English onforan, from on on entry 1 + foran \"(from) in front, before,\" from fore \"in front, fore entry 2 \" + -an, -ane \"from (a place)\" (going back to Germanic *-na ) \u2014 more at aft entry 1":""
"Indeed, scientific metaphors and analogies surface regularly in the text which, as noted earlier, is easy to follow with persistence on the part of the reader but is strangely unrewarding. The main reason for this is that any sustained argument is notable by its absence, several of the chapters following Chapter 3 having the appearance of relatively self-contained papers. This effect is heightened by the aforementioned tendency on the part of the authors to detour into scientific or quasi-scientific concepts and analogies without really drawing out the significance of such discussion \u2026 \u2014 Roy C. Wood , Service Industries Journal , October 1997",
"The banner front page headline in last Sunday's Day proclaimed authoritatively \"To many, casino has eroded quality of life.\" Had objectivity ruled, the aforementioned headline leading off the series might have read: \"To most, casino has either improved or not affected quality of life one whit.\" \u2014 The Day , 24 Oct. 1993",
"The aforementioned book is the author's most famous work.",
"with the aforementioned reservation, I would recommend the play for serious-minded theatergoers",
"The song reached its rock crescendo as the siblings jammed out onstage above the aforementioned set, joined by a full drum kit. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Apr. 2022",
"This, of course, brings us to Putin's misguided attempt at redrawing the world map with his invasion of Ukraine \u2014 as if prices weren't already rising for the other aforementioned reasons. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 19 Mar. 2022",
"So, to make an advantageous shoe, using more foam than old racing flats has been shown to be beneficial, for the aforementioned reasons. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 Sep. 2021",
"But for the aforementioned reasons, the team wasn\u2019t any good and nothing helped. \u2014 Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News , 5 Sep. 2021",
"In fact, each of the aforementioned examples is very strongly tied to climate services. \u2014 Marshall Shepherd, Forbes , 11 June 2021",
"And that aforementioned meal on days with double training sessions, of course. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Of course, one of the aforementioned factors -- the audience's feeling of discovery -- is also the hardest to sustain in the proverbial bottle. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Yet, the 1970s NFL, for those who truly believe in the innocence and art of the pure sport and try to disregard those aforementioned factors, was a beautiful time for diehard fans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Sep. 2021"
"with the aforesaid objections in mind, I think we should reconsider the proposal",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In July 1967, during rioting (some have called it a rebellion) in Detroit\u2019s black neighborhoods, three young men were killed \u2014 murdered by most accounts \u2014 when confronted by police at the aforesaid motel. \u2014 Robert W. Butler, kansascity , 2 Aug. 2017"
": previously in mind : premeditated , deliberate":[
"with malice aforethought"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The leak of a draft majority opinion from the Supreme Court that would overturn Roe v. Wade is an unprecedented breach of trust, and one that must be assumed was done with malice aforethought . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"The media have medical specialists on call who will quickly second guess every non-disclosure, often with political malice aforethought . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Oct. 2020",
"In December, Newman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder with malice aforethought . \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 9 July 2020",
"Armando Iannucci\u2019s absurdist comedy reveals this in an extremely loose manner of speaking, with malice aforethought , straight-faced glee and formidable sharpshooting that occasionally misfires. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2018"
"Melissa is afraid of flying, so she takes a train from Boston to visit her brother in Chicago.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And speaking of fun prints, don't be afraid of mixing them, as Studio DB boldly did in this bedroom. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"Only jacket\u2013is afraid of a trendy food sweeping California: sushi. \u2014 Ellen Gamerman, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"What the filmmakers discovered was that after seeing those big spiders, the audience was not afraid of King Kong. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Stewart wasn\u2019t afraid of gender-bending looks, including chiffon blouses and marabou trim tops. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"The mood is serious, but nobody is afraid of the long odds. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"TMZThe Week Sony apparently ain't afraid of exhausting the Ghostbusters IP. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 9 June 2022",
"Two-thirds of customers are not afraid of having XR technologies augment their shopping experience. \u2014 Ilya Gandzeichuk, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Curiel and others who stopped to eat tacos during their trip to the grocery store said some community members are afraid of the police. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English affraied, afraied, from past participle of affraien \"to disturb, frighten\" \u2014 more at affray entry 2":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for afraid fearful , apprehensive , afraid mean disturbed by fear. fearful implies often a timorous or worrying temperament. the child is fearful of loud noises apprehensive suggests a state of mind and implies a premonition of evil or danger. apprehensive of being found out afraid often suggests weakness or cowardice and regularly implies inhibition of action or utterance. afraid to speak the truth",
"While firms are traditionally run as partnerships, many who are looking to start afresh are thinking more about the options available to them as a limited company. \u2014 Alice Stephenson, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"All of them were familiar, and yet, as performed by the chorus and the superb guest soprano Jacqueline Echols, even the most frequently sung hit home afresh . \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 5 June 2022",
"To mitigate these risks, the researchers urge policy makers to think afresh about bolstering the social safety net, especially in areas such as unemployment benefits and Medicaid. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Then came the coronavirus, decimating bricks-and-mortar markets afresh . \u2014 WSJ , 25 Dec. 2021",
"There are some within the league who believe that, having sat out all of last season during his spat with Texans management and lost a sizable sum in endorsements, Watson already has paid his price and should start afresh without a suspension. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Vailea said the people of Mango Island are split, with some wanting to return and others happy to start life afresh in Nuku\u2019alofa or elsewhere. \u2014 Nick Perry, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Vailea said the people of Mango Island are split, with some wanting to return and others happy to start life afresh in Nuku'alofa or elsewhere. \u2014 Nick Perry, ajc , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In November, Yadav decided to leave Indore to start his comedy career afresh in India's capital Delhi. \u2014 Rhea Mogul, CNN , 12 Feb. 2022"
"The fore and aft exits can both be used in an emergency.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The TenNine\u2019s most immediately apparent design feature, its aft -protruding sole, is also its most important. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Nov. 2020",
"First developed by Wien Air Alaska, the plane featured a flexible partition that could be moved forward or aft , depending on the amount of cargo being shipped. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Functioning as a sea-view terrace complete with aft -facing sofa and glass bulwarks, its elevated position also increases the ceiling height in the semi-open beach club on the deck below. \u2014 Richard Alban, Robb Report , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"It\u2019s on this level where the informal salon is found, along with a sweeping aft deck with al-fresco dining, sun pads, sofas and two bars. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"And then the ship shuddered and began listing to portside, carving a long, slow spiral that was suddenly accelerated as an aft impulse stabilizer failed in a shower of white sparks. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Most will also notice that Porsche has replaced the Cayman\u2019s two-side rear windows with air intakes that channel air into the central airbox engine compartment, just aft of the passenger compartment. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The aft sections of the bulwarks also unfold to create terraces over the water. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The 80 will have an owner\u2019s deck with its own lounge, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, jacuzzi just forward of the main stateroom, and sheltered area for dining on the aft deck. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 4 Apr. 2022",
"At the opposite end, the aft deck is crowned by a huge infinity pool with accompanying sun lounges. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Each of the 11 cabins is named after a Formula 1 racetrack, for example, including the aft -facing owner\u2019s suite on the upper deck, Intercity Istanbul Park\u2014also owned by Ak\u2014that features a Jacuzzi and private terrace. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 11 Dec. 2021",
"If a decision were made to break apart the station and close the Node 1 module's aft hatch leading to the Russian segment, NASA may have emergency options. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022"
"Middle English afte \"back,\" going back to Old English \u00e6ftan \"behind, from behind,\" going back to Germanic *aftana (whence Old Saxon at aftan \"last,\" Middle High German aften \"behind, later,\" Old Norse aptan \"from behind, behind,\" Gothic aftana \"from behind\"), from *aft- \"behind\" (probably secondarily from *after- after entry 1 , parsed as aft- + -er- ) + -ana \"from (a place)\"":"Adverb",
"I expected her then, but she arrived the week after .",
"He ate lunch and left just after .",
"Preposition",
"We arrived shortly after six o'clock.",
"He returned after 20 years.",
"before, during, and after the war",
"He left just after nightfall.",
"He finished the exam after me.",
"Call me after your arrival.",
"She was going to arrive tomorrow but I'm now expecting her the day after tomorrow instead.",
"He left after an hour.",
"How can you say that after what happened last night?",
"It's the highest mountain after Mount Everest.",
"Conjunction",
"He returned after 20 years had passed.",
"Don't tell them until after they've had dinner.",
"He left just after the show ended.",
"Call me after you arrive.",
"He finished the exam after I did.",
"It happened not long after he graduated from college.",
"Adjective",
"had heard that the after section of an aircraft is safer in the event of a crash",
"in after years the government set up a special fund for disabled veterans of the war",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Soon after , Ugenti-Rita and other lawmakers were moved to interior hallways and ultimately a smaller hearing room to finish the Senate's work. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
"Between 24 and 48 hours after , the person takes misoprostol, which typically comes in four tablets. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Stay tuned to learn more about the 2023 Colorado and Canyon, as the Chevy will debut July 28 and the GMC should follow soon after . \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"Read full article Soon after , Afghan government media released images of Taliban officials in Qatar greeting Haroon. \u2014 Carol Rosenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The more the absorbent materials weigh after , the more water has seeped through and the less waterproof the zipper is. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Shortly after , the account stated the evacuation was caused by a chemical commonly used in labs that can become dangerous if dried. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Soon after , police arrested David Bogdanov, and charged him with her murder. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
"IndyStar reached out to Emmis asking if Lehr's retirement was planned before the company sold, or came after . \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"In 1979, only four years after winning Wimbledon, Ashe had a heart attack and underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. \u2014 Barron H. Lerner, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"Bell voiced his displeasure with home-plate umpire Nestor Ceja\u2019s strike zone immediately after emerging from the dugout. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
"On Monday, there is a 50 to 60 percent chance of rain, with the best chance occurring after 1 p.m. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 27 June 2022",
"On Thursday, before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. is best. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
"The East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said the incident was reported at around 1 p.m. after a car carrying five people was struck by a train while attempting to cross the tracks at an unprotected railroad crossing. \u2014 Cristian Santana, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Some of the states' laws would go into effect immediately following a Supreme Court decision, while others would kick in after 30 days. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"For months, the country found paths around the penalties imposed after the Kremlin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Giulia Morpurgo, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"Zero-Covid policy after Shanghai\u2019s announcement to end lockdowns, may help demand to a certain extent if China\u2019s industrial output picks up. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"While some speculation cited the trend as an after effect of being quarantined at home where bras weren\u2019t needed, the braless look has come and gone many times in previous decades, including the early 2000s. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The aftermath of their after -dark frenzy was captured in a video posted on Twitter by resident Ted Hunting. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Under the 50/30/20 budget, all your must-have expenses \u2014 including housing, utilities, transportation, insurance and minimum loan payments \u2014 would be 50% or less of your after -tax income (your gross income minus income and payroll taxes). \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 27 Feb. 2021",
"Half of your after -tax income goes toward needs (housing, food, utilities), 30% to wants and 20% is for saving/paying down debts. \u2014 Star Tribune , 23 Jan. 2021",
"Exotic was not available to comment on the numerous allegations made against him during the after show. \u2014 Rosy Cordero, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2020",
"Iowa trailed 18-14 after one quarter but made 11 of 13 shots \u2013 missing its only two 3-point attempts \u2013 to outscore Purdue 25-15 in the second quarter for a 39-33 halftime lead. \u2014 Staff Reports, Indianapolis Star , 9 Feb. 2020",
"The point- after attempt failed, leaving Heights up 6-0 with 3:38 left in the first quarter. \u2014 Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Her colorist, Jack Martin, revealed this and more in his latest Instagram post, which shows a before-and- after look at Osbourne's transformation. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Not surprisingly, the after -effects and consequences of COVID take center stage. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Over College Avenue, the old bridge and partially complete new bridge are both visible, offering a rare before-and- after look at the height comparison. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
"In other words, analytics focuses on the before, and mathematical optimization focuses on the after . \u2014 Edward Rothberg, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Each morning- after , the volunteers completed more computer tasks and filled out questionnaires to determine their mood, alertness, and attention levels. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 30 July 2014",
"With inflation surging, the war in Ukraine roiling global markets and the after -effects of the pandemic still clogging supply chains, everyday investors have been jittery. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Extrapolate that to the more than 500 million people who have contracted the virus globally, and the number of people now trying to work while experiencing its after -effects is huge. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Sanctions that undermine the Russian economy also impose knock-on costs in European countries that are still dealing with the economic after -effects of the pandemic. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The biggest potential threat to humans at this point is the food supply, already suffering the after -effects of COVID shutdowns with supply chain problems that have driven up prices. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022"
"1778, in the meaning defined above":"Auxiliary verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
"circa 1902, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English after, efter, going back to Old English \u00e6fter, going back to Germanic *after- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German aftar \"after, behind,\" Old Norse eptir, Gothic aptaro ), perhaps from Indo-European *h 1 epi-, *h 1 opi- \"on, at\" + *-ter-, suffix of separation and distinctness \u2014 more at epi-":"Adverb",
"Middle English after, efter, going back to Old English \u00e6fter, identical with the adverb \u00e6fter after entry 1 when governing an object":"Preposition",
"Middle English after, going back to Old English \u00e6fter, form in composition of adverbial \u00e6fter after entry 1":"Prefix",
"Middle English, elliptically for after that, from after after entry 2 + that that entry 2":"Conjunction",
"after entry 2 , copying Irish prepositional constructions tar \u00e9is, i ndiaidh, etc.":"Auxiliary verb",
": in spite of considerations or expectations to the contrary : nevertheless":[
"decided to take the train after all",
"didn't rain after all"
],
": in view of all circumstances":[
"literature which is after all only a special department of reading",
"\u2014 W. W. Watt"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is, after all , a story inseparable from the history and public sentiment that surrounded Presley. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"The jobs aren\u2019t permanent \u2014 this is the theater, after all . \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"So maybe there's hope for the TikTok trend after all . \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 June 2022",
"Cockamamie classicism, after all , is a signature of a house with a Medusa logo. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"These small touches make chores feel special and connected\u2014folding someone else's clothes is an act of love, after all ! \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"This was, after all , a time when men were much more physically affectionate with each other, and kissing was a common greeting. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
"Those efforts, after all , were a bundle of falsehoods assembled to overturn U.S. democracy. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Their verdict was unanimous: the Warriors were unbeatable after all \u2014 a team for the history books, with four rings now since 2015. \u2014 Julie Johnson, Danielle Echeverria, Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 June 2022"
],
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"apr\u00e8s",
"behind",
"below",
"following",
"next to",
"past"
],
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": afternoon":[],
": behind in place":[
"people lined up one after another"
],
": following in time or place : afterward , behind , later":[
"we arrived shortly after",
"returned 20 years after"
],
": in accordance with":[
"He's a man after my own heart."
],
": in the characteristic manner of : in imitation of":[
"writing after the manner of Hemingway"
],
": later in time":[
"in after years"
],
": located toward the rear and especially toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft":[
"an after cabin"
],
": so as to resemble: such as":[],
": subsequent to and in view of":[
"after all our advice"
],
": subsequent to in time or order":[
"20 minutes after 6"
],
": subsequently to the time when":[
"We will come after we make plans."
],
": with the name of or a name derived from that of":[
"named after his father"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"Don't tell them until after .",
"I expected her then, but she arrived the week after .",
"He ate lunch and left just after .",
"Preposition",
"We arrived shortly after six o'clock.",
"He returned after 20 years.",
"before, during, and after the war",
"He left just after nightfall.",
"He finished the exam after me.",
"Call me after your arrival.",
"She was going to arrive tomorrow but I'm now expecting her the day after tomorrow instead.",
"He left after an hour.",
"How can you say that after what happened last night?",
"It's the highest mountain after Mount Everest.",
"Conjunction",
"He returned after 20 years had passed.",
"Don't tell them until after they've had dinner.",
"He left just after the show ended.",
"Call me after you arrive.",
"He finished the exam after I did.",
"It happened not long after he graduated from college.",
"Adjective",
"had heard that the after section of an aircraft is safer in the event of a crash",
"in after years the government set up a special fund for disabled veterans of the war",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Soon after , Ugenti-Rita and other lawmakers were moved to interior hallways and ultimately a smaller hearing room to finish the Senate's work. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
"Between 24 and 48 hours after , the person takes misoprostol, which typically comes in four tablets. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Stay tuned to learn more about the 2023 Colorado and Canyon, as the Chevy will debut July 28 and the GMC should follow soon after . \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"Read full article Soon after , Afghan government media released images of Taliban officials in Qatar greeting Haroon. \u2014 Carol Rosenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The more the absorbent materials weigh after , the more water has seeped through and the less waterproof the zipper is. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Shortly after , the account stated the evacuation was caused by a chemical commonly used in labs that can become dangerous if dried. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Soon after , police arrested David Bogdanov, and charged him with her murder. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
"IndyStar reached out to Emmis asking if Lehr's retirement was planned before the company sold, or came after . \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"In 1979, only four years after winning Wimbledon, Ashe had a heart attack and underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. \u2014 Barron H. Lerner, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"Bell voiced his displeasure with home-plate umpire Nestor Ceja\u2019s strike zone immediately after emerging from the dugout. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
"On Monday, there is a 50 to 60 percent chance of rain, with the best chance occurring after 1 p.m. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 27 June 2022",
"On Thursday, before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. is best. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
"The East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said the incident was reported at around 1 p.m. after a car carrying five people was struck by a train while attempting to cross the tracks at an unprotected railroad crossing. \u2014 Cristian Santana, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Some of the states' laws would go into effect immediately following a Supreme Court decision, while others would kick in after 30 days. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"For months, the country found paths around the penalties imposed after the Kremlin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Giulia Morpurgo, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"Zero-Covid policy after Shanghai\u2019s announcement to end lockdowns, may help demand to a certain extent if China\u2019s industrial output picks up. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"While some speculation cited the trend as an after effect of being quarantined at home where bras weren\u2019t needed, the braless look has come and gone many times in previous decades, including the early 2000s. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The aftermath of their after -dark frenzy was captured in a video posted on Twitter by resident Ted Hunting. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Under the 50/30/20 budget, all your must-have expenses \u2014 including housing, utilities, transportation, insurance and minimum loan payments \u2014 would be 50% or less of your after -tax income (your gross income minus income and payroll taxes). \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 27 Feb. 2021",
"Half of your after -tax income goes toward needs (housing, food, utilities), 30% to wants and 20% is for saving/paying down debts. \u2014 Star Tribune , 23 Jan. 2021",
"Exotic was not available to comment on the numerous allegations made against him during the after show. \u2014 Rosy Cordero, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2020",
"Iowa trailed 18-14 after one quarter but made 11 of 13 shots \u2013 missing its only two 3-point attempts \u2013 to outscore Purdue 25-15 in the second quarter for a 39-33 halftime lead. \u2014 Staff Reports, Indianapolis Star , 9 Feb. 2020",
"The point- after attempt failed, leaving Heights up 6-0 with 3:38 left in the first quarter. \u2014 Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Her colorist, Jack Martin, revealed this and more in his latest Instagram post, which shows a before-and- after look at Osbourne's transformation. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Not surprisingly, the after -effects and consequences of COVID take center stage. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Over College Avenue, the old bridge and partially complete new bridge are both visible, offering a rare before-and- after look at the height comparison. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
"In other words, analytics focuses on the before, and mathematical optimization focuses on the after . \u2014 Edward Rothberg, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Each morning- after , the volunteers completed more computer tasks and filled out questionnaires to determine their mood, alertness, and attention levels. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 30 July 2014",
"With inflation surging, the war in Ukraine roiling global markets and the after -effects of the pandemic still clogging supply chains, everyday investors have been jittery. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Extrapolate that to the more than 500 million people who have contracted the virus globally, and the number of people now trying to work while experiencing its after -effects is huge. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Sanctions that undermine the Russian economy also impose knock-on costs in European countries that are still dealing with the economic after -effects of the pandemic. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The biggest potential threat to humans at this point is the food supply, already suffering the after -effects of COVID shutdowns with supply chain problems that have driven up prices. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"In the USA the Federal Reserve has dampened the economic risks associated with the Trump presidency, whilst the aftereffect of this (high inflation) has dampened the approval ratings of President Biden. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Helsinki recognizes her haunted look as the aftereffect of her first kill. \u2014 Tara Ariano, Vulture , 7 Sep. 2021",
"But an aftereffect of this countrywide segregation was the birth of several African-American resorts that provided safe havens full of community and leisure. \u2014 Morgan Jerkins, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The most common aftereffect nationally is pain at the site of the injection, reported by 68% of Americans who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data collected by the CDC via its v-safe smartphone app. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Mar. 2021",
"On a camping trip to several state parks in Southwest Virginia this week, Gov. Ralph Northam received yet another reminder of the strange aftereffect of his bout with covid-19 last fall. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 May 2021",
"Arm soreness was the most common first-dose aftereffect listed by readers who responded to a request from The Salt Lake Tribune to describe their vaccine experience, which reflects national statistics for the side effects from the COVID-19 vaccines. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Although the incident wasn\u2019t technically an avalanche, its aftereffect certainly looked like one. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2021",
"One complicating factor is the aftereffect of this week\u2019s powerful offshore winds. \u2014 Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com , 29 Oct. 2020"
"Is the yellow gown an afterimage of Homer\u2019s Dawn, flinging off her golden robe? \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The light the narrator sees at the end is, for all its majesty, only the afterimage of utopia lost. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 31 May 2021",
"The movie would induce the complementary color as an afterimage . \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 29 Apr. 2021",
"The light leaves an afterimage like one caused by staring at the sun. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 29 Apr. 2021",
"Some tennis players leave an afterimage in the mind. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2019",
"American culture is full of lingering afterimages of Midwestern guys making cars and mining coal, but, to quote an excellent headline from the Chicago Tribune, The Entire Coal Industry Employs Fewer People Than Arby\u2019s. \u2014 Emily Guendelsberger, Vox , 15 July 2019",
"Now the cigarette\u2019s white smoke morphs into one more aspect of the film \u2014 the addition of still or moving black-and-white afterimages . \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 3 June 2018",
"But by foregrounding these embarrassments, Ms. Saul creates a kind of afterimage of spiritual serenity. \u2014 Holland Cotter, Roberta Smith, Will Heinrich And Jason Farago, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2017"
"In a hostile takeover of Delos, Serac wants the encryption key to The Forge, a lab which stored all the data Westworld collected on their guests, as well the host\u2019s afterlife known as The Valley Beyond. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022",
"On the Egyptian side are Anubis, the god of death and the afterlife , Isis, goddess of fertility and motherhood, and potentially Serapis, a Graeco-Egyptian deity of the sun used to unite Greeks and Egyptians in Egypt. \u2014 Livia Borghese, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"The man who doubted his own existence has achieved an enduring afterlife . \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"This has always been a question for me, and the idea of proposing a vision of what could be a last path towards the afterlife , toward a liberation, seemed interesting to me. \u2014 Jd Linville, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"Mali Elfman\u2019s feature Next Exit, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, stars Katie Parker and Rahul Kohli as Rose and Teddy, a pair of travelers in a world where ghosts and the afterlife have been scientifically proven. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Despite its mixed critical reception, Sony sees a long afterlife for Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters reboot. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Rose and Teddy are new companions and co-travellers intending to complete this same journey to the afterlife as part of the scientific study proving the existence of ghosts. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The papyrus may contain verses from the Book of the Dead, which contains spells to help a dead person on their journey to the afterlife . \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022"
"Among the first African American Marines was an aspiring entrepreneur with metro Detroit roots who would go on to become the first Black supplier of aftermarket parts to Chrysler. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 26 June 2022",
"However, the shares were down 5.4% to 67 cents in aftermarket trading on Friday. \u2014 cleveland , 30 May 2022",
"Twitter shares shot up 7 percent in aftermarket trading, suggesting Wall Street now believes the deal is more likely to happen, though the stock is still trading around $40, below the $54.20 a share Musk has agreed to pay. \u2014 Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Ubisoft recently attempted to launch limited quantity NFTs in Ghost Recon Breakpoint, which was met with mass player outrage and no meaningful aftermarket sales. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"The GR86 Cup car is born from a roster of upgrades from various aftermarket suppliers. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Many aftermarket multimedia receivers are compatible with both CarPlay and Android Auto. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"More than 20 aftermarket parts and accessories adorn the Sierra AT4X. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
"Feron, Bayraktar\u2019s graduate adviser, recalled the aftermarket modifications that Bayraktar made to store-bought drones. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022"
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"At least two people were detained in the aftermath of the confrontation, which took place around noon in the Reforma neighborhood near the Plaza Pabell\u00f3n, officials said. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
"Back in Prestonsburg, American flags hung from several light posts, but the annual Independence Day events, including Star City Day, were canceled in the aftermath of the shooting. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 2 July 2022",
"In the aftermath of Andrean\u2019s record-tying eighth state championship, Peyton Niksch has taken time to reflect. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"In the aftermath of the shooting, the city canceled a Fourth of July festival scheduled to run Friday through Monday. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"In the aftermath of gaining approval from Big Ten presidents, the quotes coming out of the conference and the schools themselves are good for a selfish grin. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"In the aftermath of those shootings, President Joe Biden late last month signed into law the first major federal gun safety legislation passed in decades. \u2014 Mark Morales, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"In light of concerns about digital tracking and online privacy in the aftermath of the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, Freedman emphasizes that Hey Jane is HIPAA-compliant and encrypted. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 30 June 2022",
"The untitled series is set in the aftermath of the battle between Godzilla and the Titans that wrecked San Francisco. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022"
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"I remember the many rainy afternoons I spent reading at the library.",
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"It's going to be a long afternoon listening to lectures.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ted\u2019s IGA Supermarket will be hosting a hearty afternoon barbeque luncheon. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"While his mother was buying paint at an art-supply store, Sabyasachi spied cheap Indian beads \u2014 gold, wooden, shell \u2014 catching the afternoon light and decided to design his own costume jewelry collection. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"As the dog days of summer bear down on Carroll County, a familiar afternoon bustle can be seen along Washington Road in Westminster, as families share ice cream and shakes outside of Hoffman\u2019s Home Made Ice Cream & Deli. \u2014 Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022",
"Adam Hadwin of Canada is the other afternoon tee to join the first place tie. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"The Sheep Fire grew from 35 acres Sunday morning to 775 acres by the afternoon , according to InciWeb. \u2014 Susannah Cullinane, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Jenner, who shares Stormi with Travis Scott, documented the duo's afternoon out on Instagram. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"All the drama kept a sellout crowd of more than 60,000 on their feet in the blistering afternoon sun. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The Dodgers didn\u2019t do much at the plate the rest of the day, finishing the afternoon with four hits. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022"
"The Pride month material will remain on display through July 15 and be removed afterward at the supervisory librarian's discretion. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Not long afterward , Pocus garnered the support of more than a dozen angel investors \u2014 including top executives at Clickhouse, Notion, Zapier and Datadog \u2014 and raised its seed round that June. \u2014 Phoebe Liu, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"French audiences got to see it for the first time in 1926, and shortly afterward , it was finally purchased by the Englishman David Tennant. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Typically, a billionaire philosopher king begins by making his billions and pursues politics and philosophy afterward . \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
"The council suspended him from his post soon afterward , tapping one of his high-level aides to serve as the district\u2019s unelected caretaker. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"An employee who let an outsider into Sabyasachi\u2019s factory says he was let go afterward . \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Immediately following the leak and for days afterward , police in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, initiated extra patrols around The Women\u2019s Center location, Kifferly said. \u2014 Sara Burnett, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The driver remained on the scene afterward , the authorities said. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 20 June 2022"
"Middle English afterward \"behind, in the rear, at a later time,\" going back to Old English \u00e6fterweard \"behind, following,\" from \u00e6fter after entry 1 + -weard -ward entry 2 ; Middle English afterwardes, efterwardes \"at a later time,\" from afterward + -es -s entry 1":""
"The Pride month material will remain on display through July 15 and be removed afterward at the supervisory librarian's discretion. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Not long afterward , Pocus garnered the support of more than a dozen angel investors \u2014 including top executives at Clickhouse, Notion, Zapier and Datadog \u2014 and raised its seed round that June. \u2014 Phoebe Liu, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"French audiences got to see it for the first time in 1926, and shortly afterward , it was finally purchased by the Englishman David Tennant. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Typically, a billionaire philosopher king begins by making his billions and pursues politics and philosophy afterward . \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
"The council suspended him from his post soon afterward , tapping one of his high-level aides to serve as the district\u2019s unelected caretaker. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"An employee who let an outsider into Sabyasachi\u2019s factory says he was let go afterward . \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Immediately following the leak and for days afterward , police in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, initiated extra patrols around The Women\u2019s Center location, Kifferly said. \u2014 Sara Burnett, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The driver remained on the scene afterward , the authorities said. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 20 June 2022"
"Middle English afterward \"behind, in the rear, at a later time,\" going back to Old English \u00e6fterweard \"behind, following,\" from \u00e6fter after entry 1 + -weard -ward entry 2 ; Middle English afterwardes, efterwardes \"at a later time,\" from afterward + -es -s entry 1":""
"The novel has a foreword by an eminent critic and an afterword by the author herself.",
"the author included an afterword about developments in cancer treatment since the book was written",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rickman\u2019s widow Rima Horton has written the afterword , chronicling life after Rickman\u2019s last diary entry in December of 2015. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"Answering this question involves delving into the motivations of a large and colorful cast of characters, and Perloff\u2019s afterword provides a helpfully succinct summary of the deliberations. \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"In an impassioned afterword , Ms. Nayeri implores adult readers who have shared the book with children to do more to alleviate the suffering of people around the world who have been cruelly exiled to places not of their choosing. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Readers curious about how plastic recycling works can learn more in a comic strip-style afterword . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In an afterword , a 77-year-old Walker promises a Volume II. \u2014 Bo Emerson, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The book, Gunther decided, would have three parts: his own narrative, then Johnny\u2019s lightly edited letters and diaries, and an afterword by Frances. \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Walker includes an afterword in the book, musing about whether her political activism has accomplished much. \u2014 Bo Emerson, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Frances\u2019s afterword was the most personal and unabashedly emotional of the three parts. \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"Ruby Prosser Scully at New Scientist reports that the researchers found a species called Sphagnum affine , or bog moss, in \u00d6tzi\u2019s colon. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 1 Nov. 2019",
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"The affine wealth model has been applied to empirical data from many countries and epochs. \u2014 Bruce M. Boghosian, Scientific American , 1 Nov. 2019"
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