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
After the walk, Ryan signaled to catcher Victor Caratini and the dugout, and after conferring with Shelton and a team trainer at the mound, walked off the field.
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CBS News, 5 May 2026
Sand on Friday led an impromptu tour through large, open-air work spaces where four employees sat conferring around a table.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
At City, Jeglertz has been praised for conferring freedom and flexibility and thus more tactical dynamism compared to the more rigid and strict possession-style football espoused by former manager Taylor.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 May 2026
One of the main challenges faced by SEJ as a media development organization is to engage the public both as an audience and as an actor through its possible contribution to the global process of conferring to the environment a high-priority status.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
While conferring the doctor in music degree, FIU President Jeanette Nuñez acknowledged the Cuba native’s incredible, 50-year career.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Among those Feliciano and Jones spent time conferring with Sunday were MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Harp Helú.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
After conferring, Robinson and the other justices returned the case to the lower court for further proceedings.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
The pair are chaos agents who, in conferring the benefit of sudden wealth, lure the recipients into corruption.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 5 May 2026
Sand on Friday led an impromptu tour through large, open-air work spaces where four employees sat conferring around a table.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
At City, Jeglertz has been praised for conferring freedom and flexibility and thus more tactical dynamism compared to the more rigid and strict possession-style football espoused by former manager Taylor.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 May 2026
One of the main challenges faced by SEJ as a media development organization is to engage the public both as an audience and as an actor through its possible contribution to the global process of conferring to the environment a high-priority status.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
While conferring the doctor in music degree, FIU President Jeanette Nuñez acknowledged the Cuba native’s incredible, 50-year career.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Among those Feliciano and Jones spent time conferring with Sunday were MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Harp Helú.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
After conferring, Robinson and the other justices returned the case to the lower court for further proceedings.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
The pair are chaos agents who, in conferring the benefit of sudden wealth, lure the recipients into corruption.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conferring
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While the note itself will be unsealed, the court stopped short of granting the Times’ broader request for additional documents.—
Greg Wehner , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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These measures accomplished these goals by granting this body extraordinary powers to restrain development.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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The key question for the AI era is whether cheaper legal memos, financial models, and consulting decks will similarly unlock dormant, unmet demand at scale—or whether most of that demand was already being served, and AI is simply doing the same work with fewer people.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Statistical Forecasting, the consulting firm that the city hires to model enrollment for school capital investment, projects that enrollment will drop another 11 percent in the next five years in the city’s traditional public schools.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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The open letter comes as EU Member states are discussing plans to combine funding for culture, media and civil society into a single pot.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Board members had signed nondisclosure agreements barring them from discussing information related to the search, partly to protect candidates’ current employment.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Pharoah, best known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live between 2010-2016, had been talking to Fox for a while about hosting a show.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Barack Obama liked talking to The New Yorker’s David Remnick.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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“Conferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conferring. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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