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Definition of affiancednext
as in engaged
pledged in marriage the affianced couple are much-sought-after guests for this year's holiday parties

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Relevance

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affianced

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verb

past tense of affiance
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affianced
Adjective
  • By identifying moments when viewers are likely to be more engaged, however, TV companies hope to gain some of their pricing power.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In other words, Reddit is tracking its users and only punishing only the most engaged ones.
    Jon Christian, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Food and Drug Administration on April 30 proposed excluding Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's weight-loss drugs from a key compounding list, potentially limiting large-scale production by outsourcing facilities.
    Mariam Sunny, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Bailey also proposed ways to reform the pretrial criminal justice system in Illinois, but many of his initiatives were light on specifics or were reforms that are already in place.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Peal, now five months later, just committed to UGA last week.
    Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The twins, who are both committed to Elgin Community College, have been key regulars in the lineup this season for the Storm (13-5, 6-0).
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce brought a big week full circle by making their first public appearance as a betrothed couple at the place their love story began — GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The day after Anne’s execution, Henry VIII became betrothed to his mistress, Jane Seymour.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Crown Equities promised walking trails along the river, and new roads connecting Bridgewater Road with Melrose Drive.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • McMahon pushed back and promised that no matter where special education programs are housed, students would be treated the same way as before.
    Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Dozens of major health insurers, including Cigna, Aetna and United Healthcare, last year pledged to make fewer medical procedures require pre-authorization and to speed up the review process.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Magnus Talma became the second Bishop Moore player this week to commit to an FBS program when the speedy wide receiver pledged to Boston College.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Affianced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affianced. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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