conferred (on)

past tense of confer (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conferred (on)
Verb
  • However, investors let out a sigh of relief when management left the full-year outlook unchanged and provided a fourth-quarter NII guide that was above the Street.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Enquirer media partner Fox 19 provided this report.
    Brenda Ordonez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Verb
  • In the early days of the post-colonial United States, Long Island farms supplied New York City, while the whaling industry thrived in Sag Harbor.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Nike supplied Lorch with gear coveted by players.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So why does the sight of her, bottle-blonde and clad in a green dress that screams vintage Dream Factory glitz, still give off such deflating Jenny-from-the-block vibes?
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The girl’s been looked after and clothed and fed and sent to lovely schools.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the research team, the XICS is equipped with an advanced calibration system designed to provide accurate measurements through changes in plasma density and temperature.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • To help counter this, the backpack is equipped with extra shoulder padding and back support.
    Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Conferred (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conferred%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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