1
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
These apps are built for the sole purpose of conferring with people about their mental health, see my coverage at the link here.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Then, as now, Washington saw the technology as potentially conferring a strategic and military advantage, and much of the funding for AI research came from the Pentagon.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
So much so that Hess, after conferring with Barger, committed to Indiana before receiving any other official offers.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
By the middle innings, Dipoto was conferring with Andy McKay, the assistant general manager, on bullpen coverage for the rest of the series.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Five of the nine super-bugs were found in all 44 flight samples, and a gene conferring resistance to last-resort antibiotics was detected on 17 flights.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
The Librarian makes the annual selections after conferring with the members of the National Film Preservation Board and a cadre of Library specialists.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
For Bourdieu, linguistic domination perpetuates societal hierarchies by conferring legitimacy on certain ways of speaking while delegitimizing others.
—Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The musical opened in 2022 on Broadway, eventually winning Best Musical at that year's Tony Awards and conferring EGOT status upon producer Jennifer Hudson.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Then, as now, Washington saw the technology as potentially conferring a strategic and military advantage, and much of the funding for AI research came from the Pentagon.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
So much so that Hess, after conferring with Barger, committed to Indiana before receiving any other official offers.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
By the middle innings, Dipoto was conferring with Andy McKay, the assistant general manager, on bullpen coverage for the rest of the series.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Five of the nine super-bugs were found in all 44 flight samples, and a gene conferring resistance to last-resort antibiotics was detected on 17 flights.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
The Librarian makes the annual selections after conferring with the members of the National Film Preservation Board and a cadre of Library specialists.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
For Bourdieu, linguistic domination perpetuates societal hierarchies by conferring legitimacy on certain ways of speaking while delegitimizing others.
—Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The musical opened in 2022 on Broadway, eventually winning Best Musical at that year's Tony Awards and conferring EGOT status upon producer Jennifer Hudson.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conferring
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This new initiative, announced last year, has expanded the Documentary Fund granting pool by $150,000 annually.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Patents are designed to reward breakthrough inventions by granting the inventors temporary monopoly rights to recoup the costs of research and development and to encourage future innovation.—
Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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Finance companies and consulting firms also use the program, which makes tens of thousands of visas available via a lottery.—
Sankalp Phartiyal,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Their model is a bit like a student consulting a textbook to write a paper rather than writing from memory.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The news conference earlier this week went far beyond discussing Tylenol.—
Edith Bracho-Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Where other projects have found success discussing the same notions bleakly, Etzler trusts his sardonic approach will tempt audiences to let their guards down and allow the subject matter to resonate, perhaps looking inward at their own complicity in the process.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Rei is talking with her mom on the phone about her burgeoning anime illustrator career.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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There’s a little bit of talking past one another, in the sense that Republicans are trying to run a process that is better than [the stablecoin bill had].—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Conferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conferring. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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