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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of offered But when Disney offered 13-year-old Jason Weaver $2 million to sing as young Simba in The Lion King—his mom told them no. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Still, people of all ages should continue to be offered education and safe spaces for healing, Layden said. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026 That’s the call to action that patients will find on the site for digital health company Everlywell, which has offered at-home lab tests directly to consumers for a decade. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 Spokespeople for the school district have not shared the full proposal, including the total dollar amount offered, from the private, Catholic high school run by the Marist Brothers. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Michael Fine, who retired as FCMAT’s CEO at the end of September, offered a bleak assessment. — Chaewon Chung updated October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Next the role was offered to Richard Gere, who turned it down. — Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 Talarico offered to face Paxton in a debate hosted by Fox News — an invitation the network accepted — but Paxton did not respond. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Compare the rates offered, closing costs and other fees to get a clearer picture of the total cost of each loan. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offered
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Gomberg and Hennessy argue that language suggested Kadourah was paid as part of the campaign, and should have disclosed that connections on his social media posts on the campaign.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In another social media breakdown by a former Trojan player, former quarterback Max Browne suggested that USC’s defensive backs were often out of position before the play began, putting them behind.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Their navies then carried out a joint maritime patrol in the Pacific in July, with both operations presented as efforts to improve interoperability and joint operational capabilities.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • During the festival, honorary awards were presented to Julianne Moore, Tom Hiddleston, Naomi Watts, John Turturro and other luminaries.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Credit is owed to thousands of volunteers who sacrificed 12 hours of their Sunday, some sprinting to bodegas for more ice.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Sure, the dine-in ambiance has been sacrificed; but the menu here is as delightful and exquisite as ever.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • McCuskey tendered his resignation to the LEC last week amid growing criticism over his handling of investigations.
    — Brenden Moore, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Now the question for the Heat becomes whether a similar deal tendered to Nikola Jovic will require contract gymnastics of their own down the line, with that extension kicking in this season.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Amid speculation that Drexel plans to sell the 150-year-old building housing the Academy, Philadelphia's city council proposed altering local zoning overlays in order to make selling the building or converting it to other uses more difficult.
    — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The tax measure was first proposed eight years ago in response to flagging state funding for public schools.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In Moore’s case, though, the contents of those boxes carried a different weight.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But by the mid-2020s, the current had carried Rothe back to the genre that embraced her the most.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • These repairs will ideally prevent any additional damage proffered by changing weather conditions.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Last month, Tarrant County Commissioners Court members unanimously agreed the significant slash to the November midterm voting sites proffered by Elections Administrator Clint Ludwig was too drastic.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Offered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offered. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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