as in goes
to have enough money for
we can't afford a new car this year
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Recent Examples of affords
His role as an agent provides him with real-time insight into the revenue-sharing strategies of Washington’s conference foes, just as his role as a UW staffer similarly affords access that could, even indirectly, advantage his agency’s clients.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Instead, the lengthy review period affords the agency and Navy SEAL Museum San Diego time to hammer out lease terms that will require a future board vote.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
To top it off, quite literally, the 575-square-foot rooftop deck affords views of Central Park and the Frick Collection Gardens.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
Allowing payment via cash box and Venmo affords Atchley more free time to bake instead of being present to make sales.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
People are hungry for a judiciary that prioritizes them, that protects our rights, that affords all Wisconsinites equal justice under the law.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
This affords it plenty of privacy despite the windows on all sides, with the only immediate neighbors being a boisterous bunch of alpacas, goats, chicken, and cows.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
This new rule affords clear and concise considerations for both independent professionals and small businesses to build independence and economic growth, pursue risks, yet avoid regulatory and legal reprisal while doing so.
—Jennifer Oliver Oconnell, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
But the dynamic affords an extraordinary level of control.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Instead, the lengthy review period affords the agency and Navy SEAL Museum San Diego time to hammer out lease terms that will require a future board vote.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
To top it off, quite literally, the 575-square-foot rooftop deck affords views of Central Park and the Frick Collection Gardens.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
Allowing payment via cash box and Venmo affords Atchley more free time to bake instead of being present to make sales.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
People are hungry for a judiciary that prioritizes them, that protects our rights, that affords all Wisconsinites equal justice under the law.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
This affords it plenty of privacy despite the windows on all sides, with the only immediate neighbors being a boisterous bunch of alpacas, goats, chicken, and cows.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
This new rule affords clear and concise considerations for both independent professionals and small businesses to build independence and economic growth, pursue risks, yet avoid regulatory and legal reprisal while doing so.
—Jennifer Oliver Oconnell, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
But the dynamic affords an extraordinary level of control.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affords
goes
Verb
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Away goes the space normally occupied by pickup trucks and Weber grills.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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From then on, the storytelling goes slack and perfunctory as sharks swarm and chomp on passengers and crew clinging for dear lives on rafts or slabs of plane wreckage.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Affords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affords. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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