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affiliated

adjective
afĀ·​filĀ·​iĀ·​atĀ·​ed | \ -lē-ˌā-təd How to pronounce affiliated (audio) \

Definition of affiliated

: closely associated with another typically in a dependent or subordinate position the university and its affiliated medical school

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Synonyms & Antonyms for affiliated

Synonyms

akin, allied, kindred, related

Antonyms

unrelated

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Examples of affiliated in a Sentence

costuming and set design are affiliated arts, both requiring research into the period of the play or film

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The Rays and Hillary were headed to the animal’s new home, a ranch and donkey refuge in Ione (Amador County) affiliated with Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue. Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Rescue comes at long last for Hillary the donkey," 23 Aug. 2019 But those affiliated with First Choice Horizon LLC ultimately tricked consumers into surrendering their sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, the FTC said. Washington Post, "Federal, state officials announce robocall crackdown targeting scammers who placed 1 billion calls," 25 June 2019 Little Company of Mary planned to remain affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church after the deal. Lisa Schencker, chicagotribune.com, "Rush, Little Company of Mary Hospital call off merger plan," 11 Apr. 2018 The strike also sent five others to the hospital, according to a report by WPTV, an NBC news affiliated station serving West Palm Beach. Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "ā€˜She’s on fire’ - Florida woman struck by lightning: report," 6 Aug. 2019 The lawsuit filed by ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC says: Plaintiffs, including their affiliated companies, collectively invest billions of dollars to create, acquire, and provide valuable television programming. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "TV networks sue nonprofit to kill free TV service," 31 July 2019 Under Purdue’s version of the agreement, credit is extended to students by a university-affiliated nonprofit and is available to all majors and all classes except freshmen. Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, "College Bloat Meets ā€˜The Blade’," 14 Dec. 2018 Ethiopia’s ruling coalition and affiliated parties hold all seats in Parliament. ___ Follow Africa news at https://twitter.com/AP_Africa Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. Washington Post, "Ethiopia set to remove 3 armed groups from terror list," 30 June 2018 Around the time the current wave of lawsuits began building, sometime in 2017, the company hired a law firm to review structures of Purdue and the affiliated companies, according to some of the people familiar with the matter. Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, "At Purdue Pharma, Business Slumps as Opioid Lawsuits Mount," 30 June 2019

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First Known Use of affiliated

1767, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for affiliated

from past participle of affiliate entry 1

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