coffering

verb

present participle of coffer
as in retaining

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffering
  1. retaining
  2. saving
  3. withholding
  4. depositing
  5. preserving
  6. stocking
  7. banking
  8. reserving
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  • Both aircraft use Jaunt’s Slowed-Rotor Compound configuration, which shifts more lift to the wing during forward flight to improve cruise efficiency while retaining vertical takeoff and landing capability.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Alabama, meanwhile, remains a persistent outlier, retaining the highest relative fatality burden even when normalized against population size, indicating that exposure alone does not fully account for its placement in the distribution.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of retaining
Verb
  • Similar models exist in other countries and are seen as important to accelerating breakthroughs and administering life-saving treatments especially for rare diseases, where there is little commercial incentive for research.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Garcia credited the first responding officer with saving their lives.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Definition of saving
Verb
  • Two Republican senators are withholding their support for Blanche due to the Department of Justice's deal with the president to end his IRS lawsuit.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 July 2026
  • This convinced many Americans that public health officials may have been withholding part of the truth or didn't fully grasp the complexities.
    — Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of withholding
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  • These candidates are applied via atomic layer deposition (ALD), a high-precision manufacturing method capable of depositing uniform, ultrathin layers at a near-atomic level.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • The bottom line Temporarily parting with $80,000 by depositing into a CD account won't be appropriate for every saver.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of depositing
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  • Bauman wrote that more than 155,000 condominium associations provide homes for millions of Americans, and preserving the safety of these communities is a responsibility that extends far beyond any single building or neighborhood.
    — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Cooper said current plans include preserving the church’s organ to become an artifact in the museum.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of preserving
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  • Instead of stocking one vaccine, pediatricians would have to stock three different ones and then track the separate shots for each of their patients.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
Definition of stocking
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  • Michigan is banking that new offensive coordinator Jason Beck can unlock the potential that made Underwood such a coveted recruit.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • And then my ride vehicle ever so slightly started to twist, to drift as if banking around a tight curve in a video game.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of banking
Verb
  • The city is considering changes to infrastructure, such as reserving curb space, to accommodate the Waymo rides, Pluckebaum said.
    — Madison Smalstig July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid (don’t rinse pasta).
    — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026
Definition of reserving
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“Coffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffering. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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