Thesaurus results for AFFILIATING

affiliating

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present participle of affiliate

as in allying

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Since 2024, Microsoft has openly acknowledged that OpenAI is a competitor, and has been allying itself with other companies building AI models, including Musk's xAI, releasing those tools to developers through Azure.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Country has ‘strategic enemies’ on both sides Ghadban said his country had no interest in allying with either side in the war.

— Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Definition of allying

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The calculation refers to nominal total returns, combining coupon income and changes in the bond's market price.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
By combining central load absorption, multi-axis flexibility, and active retraction control, the Robotrax system offers plant engineers and system integrators a reliable path toward maximizing robot uptime and reducing total operational costs.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026

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The Flipper Zero contains internal modules built around interfacing with local devices.

— Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
Artificial intelligence tools can be used in clinical processes and decision-making, too, interfacing either directly with patients or with those patients’ care plans.

— Emily Brindley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026

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The web now contains one more independent page associating that company with a particular problem, category or use case.

— Mat Golubovic, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
For creators, attending a Grand Slam can signal something to their audiences beyond an interest in tennis; for brands, the appeal lies partly in associating themselves with that cachet.

— Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of associating

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While Murdy notes that Barker is supportive of the approach and collaborating with the team, it was questioned whether a character many see as a target of assault and manipulation would make an appropriate scare actor.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The Armenian Lebanese interior designer began collaborating with the company in 2020 and most recently enhanced the firm’s Piano Nobile within its historic Via Montenapoleone 23 address in 2024.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of collaborating

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Steel grilled Hester about breaking the rules to communicate with Grant, the other cooperating witness, while the two were locked up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors noted Wong shared Law’s online petition urging digital forensic companies to stop cooperating with police on Facebook after the security law took effect.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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