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
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.
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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
After divvying up responsibilities and conferring with their teammates from special education about how to accommodate students’ needs, the teachers paused to celebrate.
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 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
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
After divvying up responsibilities and conferring with their teammates from special education about how to accommodate students’ needs, the teachers paused to celebrate.
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 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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Bondi, 59, intervened in a number of cases to alter the criteria for granting asylum in her role as the head of the immigration-court system, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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The bill’s lack of technology neutrality also creates winners and losers, granting certain types of providers an unfair advantage over their competitors.—
Janus Norman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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A little over a decade ago, the company brought the Ovadia Brothers on board as consulting creative directors.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Created by Buffy alum and Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard, ABC's crime drama stars Kaitlin Olson as an eccentric (and fashionable) janitor with a genius-level IQ who stumbles into a consulting role with the Los Angeles Police Department.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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As per the order, Bubba is prohibited from promoting the movie and discussing it on his program.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Congressional leaders have been discussing how to fund the government after October 1.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most of the clientele were families of Asian tourists, talking neither to us nor among themselves.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Then a production assistant — a famously low-paying, entry-level job on film and TV sets — McGuirk happened to be near the camera operator, who was talking on the phone, when a colleague radioed to ask him to attend a rehearsal.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Conferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conferring. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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