confer (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confer (on)
Verb
  • The triangular lights have a solar panel on the long, top side that generates power throughout the day to provide up to eight hours of lighting overnight.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Dario Essugo and Andrey Santos (following his return from Strasbourg on loan) provide more options in midfield.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nearby lies the downstairs bathroom, which is equipped with a shower, sink, and toilet.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
  • However, from her view on the other side of the year, Stephens can see how those feelings equipped her with a subtle superpower.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The counterprotesters stationed themselves on the first floor in the center of the City Hall rotunda while the police union marched in circles above them around the second-floor atrium outside the mayor's office, clad in black MPA T-shirts.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For starters, hundreds of fans clad in Chiefs gear and bearing signs greeted them with various degrees of giddiness as the team passed through customs late Wednesday night.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Confer (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confer%20%28on%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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