coffered

past tense of coffer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffered
Verb
  • Organizers announced an official attendance of 112,408, eclipsing the 110,905 mark set by George Strait at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field last year.
    Joel Hoard, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
  • With two steals in the fifth inning, Agustín Ramírez notched his fifth multisteal game of the season, matching the MLB record for a catcher set by Ray Schalk of the White Sox in 1916.
    Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So, that unknown plant growing in your yard could’ve hitched a ride on your clothes or shoes, been deposited by a bird, or blown in with the wind.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Liquid cash deposited into his account — more than any ball player, any celebrity — hundreds of millions of dollars.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fact that it was put aside and preserved in 1962 tells you a lot about the landscape, which is situated in the shadow of the Spanish Peaks in southern Colorado and has two lakes that are popular for boating and fishing.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Her words ring out in our minds and hearts, and her image as preserved will forever live on.
    Essence, Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators misled the participants about the nature of the study and actively withheld treatment – including penicillin, which became the standard therapy in the late 1940s – in order to study the effects of untreated syphilis on the men’s bodies.
    Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
  • It's withheld billions in research funding and clamped down on international student visas.
    September 21, NPR, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Or is there something murkier here, the leftovers of words or ideas secreted behind the picture frames or even in the very walls themselves?
    Katie da Cunha Lewin September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Sweat secreted during exercise flows along the microfluidic structures and fills each chamber in order.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Getafe, meanwhile, could leapfrog its host with a shock win at the Camp Nou, having already banked two away wins from as many trips this term.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Just before hitting the ground, the plane banked right, according to camera footage from surrounding businesses.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Broader Context The federal government has in recent years conducted several high-profile investigations into classified documents retained by former senior officials.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Harness said his office will pause its investigation until the PSU completes its review, and because Anderson has retained an attorney to sue the city, ostensibly.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Designers leaned into transparency, with diaphanous layers that revealed and concealed in equal measure.
    Essence, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
  • According to police, Mauthe failed to disclose the infants' deaths, concealed their bodies by wrapping them in towels, placed them in plastic bags and totes, and hid them throughout the home.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Coffered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffered. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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