coffered

past tense of coffer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffered
Verb
  • Over the course of the past two contests, Dowdle has notched 473 scrimmage yards — breaking the previous franchise record set by Christian McCaffrey (416 scrimmage yards in 2019).
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The evening began with an opening set by Nashville singer-songwriter Annie DiRusso, who grew up an hour north of New York City in Croton-on-Hudson.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In December 2015, Epstein’s employees deposited seven months’ worth of rent into Jane Doe’s Bank of America account, according to the suit.
    Chase Jordan October 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
  • When Clair turned up on Tuesday — deposited in the early hours, wrapped in cloth, much in the same way that she had been taken — area residents rejoiced.
    Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The rich wood and thick walls inside the structure have been preserved and updated with a mix of ultra-modern and historic accents.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Democrats say health care protections must be preserved, while Republicans say funding and policy should be handled separately.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know Noem had said that FEMA funds would be withheld from jurisdictions that refused to assist federal agents with immigration enforcement, often referred to as sanctuary cities or states.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And while Swift’s equivalent album units figure includes streaming, Adele initially withheld 25 from streaming.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a 2023 report in Science, their team found that morphogens were indeed secreted just before a feather follicle started to bud.
    Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Melatonin Melatonin is a hormone secreted primarily by the pineal gland (located deep in the brain).
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That led to a counterattack and a fluky goal when Matvei Gridin banked a centring pass off Noah Philp and by Skinner, getting the Flames on the board.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Once confiscated, the plants spend the rest of their lives at the botanical garden, where their seeds can be banked for future conservation projects.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Palestinians were shifted from leading a liberation project to managing enclaves, while Israel retained control over their land, movement, and the map itself.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • He was moved out of that role in 2004 after an overhaul of Disney’s TV operations, but still retained oversight of ABC News, ad sales and affiliate relations.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Clothes therefore became a clever signifier that could be displayed or concealed depending on the situation.
    Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The connections to the servers in the landing station a mile away had been installed, and a spaghetti of thick black cables lay concealed in the cube below the manhole.
    Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Coffered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffered. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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