affiliated

adjective

af·​fil·​i·​at·​ed ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd How to pronounce affiliated (audio)
: closely associated with another typically in a dependent or subordinate position
the university and its affiliated medical school

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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This is the 6-foot-4 guard/forward’s second season of affiliated basketball with school teams. Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 The Grammys and its affiliated events raised a total of $24 million toward fire relief, with $9 million stemming from Grammy night. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025 In response, international law enforcement identified and seized servers for the two sites and their affiliated domains, including Sellix[.]io, which focused on accepting digital payments, and the hosting service Starkrdp[.]io. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025 The nation's three largest pharmacy benefit managers have significantly marked up the prices of certain medicines, including for heart disease, cancer and HIV, at their affiliated pharmacies, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. Ahmed Aboulenein and Amina Niasse, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for affiliated 

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of affiliate entry 1

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of affiliated was in 1767

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“Affiliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliated. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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