confer (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confer (on)
Verb
  • The upper stage ended up exploding over the Atlantic Ocean, providing a dramatic sky show for people in the Turks and Caicos Islands and nearby areas.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The Context Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week entered its fourth year, with the U.S. previously providing billions in military and humanitarian support.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • These ships are equipped with ramps that can quickly load, transport, and unload tanks and other heavy equipment in wartime.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Haunting images of the Titanic first made headlines in 1985 when Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s ROV, Argo, equipped with high-resolution cameras and sonar, located the wreck at a staggering depth of 12,500 feet.
    Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Video posted on social media shows the man, clad in black, climbing to the top of the fence as dogs on White House grounds run toward the fence.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The mysterious portrait, on loan to conservation charity English Heritage from a private collection, shows a young woman clad modestly in a white cap and shawl.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Confer (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confer%20%28on%29. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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