CONFER (ON) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

confer (on)

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Definition of confer (on)

as in to bestow (on or upon)

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Social media videos of him hitting tennis balls and baseballs while listing his policy proposals have provided a font of online mockery.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Paris police said one person died of a heart attack, without providing details.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

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Starship and Orion will dock as part of Artemis III but the SpaceX vehicle won't be equipped with a crew cabin for the mission's astronauts to enter.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Pressure is something Kessler feels equipped to handle, even while acknowledging that the stakes are high and that all the noise about the high price the team paid to acquire him only increased the volume.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of equip

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If the upstairs is all about wood, downstairs Buck created a more monastic experience with arched hallways clad in Roman Clay from Portola Paints.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
Tiny Tect Tiny Houses The exterior is clad in metal, with a metal roof.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

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