Affect and Pop

Affect

Affect verb - To go to or spend time in often.

Usage example: a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town

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Pop and affect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pop" instead a verb "Affect".

Pop verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.

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Affect and pop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Pop".

Nearby Words: popped, popping, poping, poped

people	affect people	pop people
someone	affect someone	pop someone
number	affect number	pop number
time	affect time	pop time
Other words: characters, story, history, enemies.

Creepy Monotone: Slow-pop band who mostly do love songs rendered unsettling by totally affect-less lead singer and flat instrumentals.

Source: Just For Fun / Trope Names for a Band
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Admirably averted by Hilary Duff, who maintains her accent even when singing (unlike a surprising number of real non-American pop stars who affect Transatlantic accents when singing).

Source: Film / War, Inc.
In Doctor Who, the Doctor's sonic screwdriver - normally an all-purpose lockpick - is unable to affect anything that's been secured with a "deadlock seal", which seems to pop up arbitrarily in all places and historical eras (though when it shows up on modern Earth it's always of alien origin).

Source: Useless Superpowers

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