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affecting

[uh-fek-ting] / əˈfɛk tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
moving
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unaffecting


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Figure out what is affecting her performance and ask her how she prefers to receive feedback.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Analysts at research firm CRU said dry weather associated with El Niño is already affecting river-borne logistics at a major mine in Papua New Guinea.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

The researchers are now investigating ways to alter activity in the locus coeruleus without affecting opioid receptors throughout the rest of the nervous system.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

The National Women’s Law Center works across virtually every issue affecting women and girls in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

“I’m only interested in how it affects your dynamic with Peeta, thereby affecting the mood in the districts,” he says.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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