offered

past tense of offer
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as in sacrificed
to give up as an offering to a god when fruits, flowers, or crops are offered, the offering is known as a bloodless sacrifice

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Recent Examples of offered Together, those accounts represent nearly $220 million in potential black-market sales, with threat actors increasing both the number of accounts offered and their asking prices as demand for matches grows. Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Afterward, an organization that provides free legal representation for artists in Illinois reached out and offered its services. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 By then, von Stroheim had offered his services to the French army, which thanked him politely but declined. Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 Ahead of the wide launch, Action Bronson offered fans early access to the collaboration with a prerelease of 300 pairs at a private event Saturday in Brooklyn. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 July 2026 Gift bags and water bottlers were provided to guests, and additional refreshments were offered at Hope Center’s nearby event venue, The Gathering. Julianna Mejia july 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 For the London premiere, Theron and hairstylist Adir Abergel offered another interpretation of the theme with her bob slicked back into a half-up, tied in the back with a twisted knot worthy of a warrior queen. Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 17 July 2026 But Jamil Whitley, 38, refused to answer questions from police, rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors and declined to take the witness stand at his trial this year. Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 17 July 2026 Rodrigo De Paul was caught ball-watching as Ricardo Rodriguez offered himself for the pass, trudging back into a shape and letting the run slip through. Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offered
Verb
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Text messages suggested d4vd had manipulated Celeste, even after their breakup in November 2024, the prosecution wrote.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Clark suggested Cannon re-edit and overdub the recording with the stronger bass drums that would become Cannon’s trademark sound and nickname inspiration.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Injunction hearings involve extensive legal arguments and evidence presented by both sides.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The prosecution also presented photos of the baby after it was found, lying on an autopsy table.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Obviously, all the players, but even people behind the scenes, everybody contributed in their own way and sacrificed together.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Here, any such visceral anxiety is sacrificed at the alter of exposition.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The Flyers tendered the five-year, $90-million offer sheet to Carlsson on Friday, which would require four of the Flyers’ first-round draft picks in each of the next four seasons as compensation.
    Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • On Friday, the Philadelphia Flyers tendered a five-year, $90 million offer sheet to Anaheim Ducks forward Leo Carlsson.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps a Dictionary of the Moon and an Embassy of the Moon, as Dutch artist Marjolijn van Heemstra has proposed, will become possibilities in the future.
    Aparna Venkatesan, Space.com, 20 July 2026
  • For instance, proposed 2026 HIPAA updates would require annual risk assessments to explicitly cover AI systems and require companies to document all AI tools in use.
    Ryan Grant, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Along with Nyong’o, celebrities like Meryl Streep, Katy Perry and Millie Bobby Brown have carried the brand’s clutches.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
  • Short cruises have carried a party reputation for years, as noted earlier, but the format has always been broader than its loudest examples.
    David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Part of that reduction could have come from a decrease in shelter capacity at Camillus House last October, Book proffered.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Moore filed an insurance claim on the residence, and proffered a lease agreement that attested to a loss of rental income, prosecutors had alleged.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

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“Offered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offered. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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