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as in granting
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor
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as in consulting
to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem
my parents are going to confer with a financial adviser about saving for their retirement
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Recent Examples of conferring
The pair are chaos agents who, in conferring the benefit of sudden wealth, lure the recipients into corruption.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
In my view, by conferring this title on Summers, Harvard is signaling that powerful men can outlast gross misconduct with their honorifics intact.
—Yana Van Der Meulen Rodgers, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
At City Hall, before taking council members’ public comments, the committee went into executive session, conferring privately while a large crowd waited for members to address the billion-dollar question in open session.
—Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The neighborhood/area Mount Etna’s dark mass looms over Zash and the surrounding area, conferring special energy and fertile soil where olive groves, fruit trees, and more exotic cacti and banana trees vie for space.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Sitting with Cucinelli is like conferring with a living history book.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Later, after conferring with the official, Izzo had clarification on Davis’ transgression.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Egypt has long been a permanent fixture of the tourism circuit, its pyramids and mummies conferring an indelible allure.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
Pumping his fist and scribbling notes Mangione stayed active throughout the hearing, taking notes, reading documents, conferring with his lawyers and occasionally looking back toward his two-dozen or so supporters in the courtroom gallery.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
In my view, by conferring this title on Summers, Harvard is signaling that powerful men can outlast gross misconduct with their honorifics intact.
—Yana Van Der Meulen Rodgers, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
At City Hall, before taking council members’ public comments, the committee went into executive session, conferring privately while a large crowd waited for members to address the billion-dollar question in open session.
—Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The neighborhood/area Mount Etna’s dark mass looms over Zash and the surrounding area, conferring special energy and fertile soil where olive groves, fruit trees, and more exotic cacti and banana trees vie for space.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Sitting with Cucinelli is like conferring with a living history book.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Later, after conferring with the official, Izzo had clarification on Davis’ transgression.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Egypt has long been a permanent fixture of the tourism circuit, its pyramids and mummies conferring an indelible allure.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
Pumping his fist and scribbling notes Mangione stayed active throughout the hearing, taking notes, reading documents, conferring with his lawyers and occasionally looking back toward his two-dozen or so supporters in the courtroom gallery.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conferring
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Arda Kucukkaya | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta is granting stock options to key leaders in an effort to retain talent as pressure intensifies on the company to bolster its position in artificial intelligence.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Missouri law generally prohibits granting in-state tuition to students without lawful immigration status.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Birol said Monday that the organization was consulting with governments around the world on releasing more oil if necessary.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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Cain previously served as a partner in the Minneapolis office of consulting firm McKinsey & Co.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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State officials are also discussing possible rebate checks for taxpayers to help blunt high energy costs.—
Matthew Daly,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The complaint says Heifler spent weeks discussing the plot with the undercover law enforcement official, and at one point went to scope out Kiswani's home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In his book The Stalin Cult, the historian Jan Plamper described a group of students, including some World War II veterans, who flipped the Stalin poster in their dorm to face the wall before talking candidly about their wartime experience.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Birol said the agency was talking with countries including Canada and Mexico about increasing the production of crude and oil products.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Conferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conferring. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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