Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confer (on)
Verb
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Like in any team sport, leaders of business teams must be able to identify and develop talent, while providing sound mentoring.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025 -
One Big Beautiful Bill Act expected to slow EV growth The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in August 2022 provided tax credits, subsidies and incentives for the purchasing and manufacturing of EVs and their charging facilities.—
Jillian Magtoto,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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It is equipped with high-resolution video and photo cameras, primarily for surveillance and reconnaissance tasks.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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It is equipped with a weapons bay and pylons for carrying torpedoes and missiles.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Scores of mourners clad in Maryvale High School's colors of black and gold gathered to memorialize Michael Montoya II, a 16-year-old student fatally stabbed in class, during a vigil at the Phoenix school.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Barely a hundred yards away at the foot of the hill, a pair of middle-aged white golfers clad in shorts and polo shirts wheeled their golf bags along a pristine fairway at the Ermelo Country Club.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Confer (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confer%20%28on%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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