1
as in gave
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
I offered my boss an alternative to the original plan, which would have required me to work overtime
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2
as in suggested
to set before the mind for consideration
offered the idea of a vacation at a beach resort in the Caribbean
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as in presented
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
a summer theater offering a full schedule of musicals to the vacationing public
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as in sacrificed
to give up as an offering to a god
when fruits, flowers, or crops are offered, the offering is known as a bloodless sacrifice
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Recent Examples of offered
The Seahawks put the Bucs in obvious situations, then offered little resistance.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
His group supports an end to the war, and has encouraged Hamas to take the deal offered by the White House, a position shared by party leaders but not progressive activists.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Surviving a volatile market One major challenge budget carriers face is that their low-fare advantage has been significantly eroded by the availability of basic economy fares offered by legacy airlines like Delta and United.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite these accounts, Day offered a very different picture in an opinion piece published by The Oregonian on Sunday, arguing that national media coverage of Portland and its police paint a misleading and outdated picture.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Redd offered encouragement and resources, including money for a hotel room.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Treasury companies offered crypto exposure through familiar stock market mechanisms.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Children and adolescents aged 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not previously immunized, according to the guidance.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
They are measured by their length in centimeters, offered in 25 cm, 30 cm, 35 cm and 40cm.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
His group supports an end to the war, and has encouraged Hamas to take the deal offered by the White House, a position shared by party leaders but not progressive activists.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Surviving a volatile market One major challenge budget carriers face is that their low-fare advantage has been significantly eroded by the availability of basic economy fares offered by legacy airlines like Delta and United.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite these accounts, Day offered a very different picture in an opinion piece published by The Oregonian on Sunday, arguing that national media coverage of Portland and its police paint a misleading and outdated picture.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Redd offered encouragement and resources, including money for a hotel room.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Treasury companies offered crypto exposure through familiar stock market mechanisms.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Children and adolescents aged 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not previously immunized, according to the guidance.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
They are measured by their length in centimeters, offered in 25 cm, 30 cm, 35 cm and 40cm.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offered
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Ultrawealthy supporters include right-wing billionaire Richard Uihlein, who, through a super PAC, gave $336,000 to Moms for Liberty’s super PAC from October 2023 through July 2024.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Growing up, and well into my early adulthood, my grandma was my best friend—a person who fostered a sense of confidence in me, loved me unconditionally, and gave me the best taste in everything nostalgic from her younger years.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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Noting the billions of dollars that Arkansas spends each year on federal programs to help the poor, including Medicaid, food stamps, child welfare and unemployment assistance, Sanders suggested the problems are often too big for a single program to fix.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Breslow suggested that the same aggressiveness needs to be present this winter to keep pace with the rest of the league.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Chase decided to repurpose an existing golf tournament presented by his workplace, the San Diego Financial Literacy Center, to honor Keri and raise awareness and funds to provide financial and educational assistance to help make screenings available to more people.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Allegations against Westwood, who presented shows on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra between 1994 and 2013, arose in 2022 following a joint investigation conducted by the BBC and the Guardian.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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The real loss, at the altar of a warped vision of masculinity, is courage and skill, sacrificed so that a few good men can go on measuring themselves against their own hollow myth of toughness.—
Arman Khan,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
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My mother sacrificed her life and dreams to provide for me and my younger sister, Keisha.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Both of them later tendered their resignations.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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With their stockpile of financial flexibility, the Sox could trade for a player who was likely to be non-tendered elsewhere.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Perry, a Durham resident, proposed to his fiancée, Kristen Seidel, in Italy in 2024.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Vogue, Swank revealed that Misha Collins’ wife Victoria Vantoch set the pair up on a blind date, and a year-and-a-half later, Schneider proposed in Colorado.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The livestreams were also carried by Detroit’s Arts and Entertainment Channel and detroitiptv, an affiliate of the Urban Information Network.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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To match her shoes, Hurley carried a small metallic gold clutch and accessorized with gold jewelry.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Hypotheses have been proffered from the moment that Poe turned up in Ryan’s Tavern on October 3rd, 1849 in that morose city of dark rowhouses, his family’s native Baltimore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Part of that reduction could have come from a decrease in shelter capacity at Camillus House last October, Book proffered.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Offered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offered. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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