confers

present tense third-person singular of confer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of confers Trump could also try to invoke Section 301, which confers powers to combat unfair trade practices, or Section 232, which applies to national security situations. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025 Over time, the population accumulates mutations and sometimes one of them confers an advantage to the species. D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confers
Verb
  • Parole grants temporary protection from deportation, allowing individuals to stay in the country for a limited period.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Supreme Court only grants about 1% of petitions, so the odds are long.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The organization also consults school district websites and letters sent to school districts and corresponds with librarians, authors and teachers.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The organization also consults school district websites and letters sent to school districts and corresponds with librarians, authors and teachers.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Below, during a recent conversation with THR, McGraw also discusses doing most of her Black Phone 2 stunts, as well as her dream to play another Gwen, Spider-Gwen, in a live-action film.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Was talks about his new album, and then discusses his long journey through the music business, going deep on Dylan, the Stones, and much, much more.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025

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