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as in to influence
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least
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as in to involve
to be the business or affair of
fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast
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as in to simulate
to present a false appearance of
she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard
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as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town
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Recent Examples of affect
Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
The series follows the group over the course of a year on four different vacations, and shows how this shake-up affects everyone’s dynamic, sending issues both old and new bubbling to the surface.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Several other state agencies and nonprofits would also be affected.
—Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Jennifer Lawrence didn't land a role in Twilight, but that didn't affect her status as a fan of the franchise!
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 2 May 2025
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This particularly affects companies with smaller shipments (as opposed to Amazon's giant container ships), as well as low-cost retailers like Temu and Shein, which have modeled their businesses around this loophole.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
The series follows the group over the course of a year on four different vacations, and shows how this shake-up affects everyone’s dynamic, sending issues both old and new bubbling to the surface.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Several other state agencies and nonprofits would also be affected.
—Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Jennifer Lawrence didn't land a role in Twilight, but that didn't affect her status as a fan of the franchise!
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 2 May 2025
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“Affect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affect. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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