1
as in gave
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
I offered my boss an alternative to the original plan, which would have required me to work overtime
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2
as in suggested
to set before the mind for consideration
offered the idea of a vacation at a beach resort in the Caribbean
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as in presented
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
a summer theater offering a full schedule of musicals to the vacationing public
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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
Hudson has offered a more moderate approach, saying the Senate should reform the process into a talking filibuster to allow Republicans to push the SAVE Act.
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Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Recreational facilities like Parque Río Cristal, Coney Island in Miramar and Lenin Park, which once offered leisure opportunities for ordinary Cubans, have become shadows of their former selves.
—Sarah Moreno
june 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
The Pentagon has not offered any rationale on why the women, or any of the other six people, were removed from the promotion list.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
What Medicare Advantage Offers Medicare Advantage, also known as Part C, is offered by private insurers approved by Medicare.
—Eve Cunningham, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Production will be limited, with the car expected to be offered primarily in Japan, North America, and Australia.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026
And that's why the ARD program was offered.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Employees at other locations are being offered the chance to work in Thornton.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Ted Pawela, executive director of The Music Company, said camps such as the ones set to be offered are important.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Recreational facilities like Parque Río Cristal, Coney Island in Miramar and Lenin Park, which once offered leisure opportunities for ordinary Cubans, have become shadows of their former selves.
—Sarah Moreno
june 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
The Pentagon has not offered any rationale on why the women, or any of the other six people, were removed from the promotion list.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
What Medicare Advantage Offers Medicare Advantage, also known as Part C, is offered by private insurers approved by Medicare.
—Eve Cunningham, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Production will be limited, with the car expected to be offered primarily in Japan, North America, and Australia.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026
And that's why the ARD program was offered.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Employees at other locations are being offered the chance to work in Thornton.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Ted Pawela, executive director of The Music Company, said camps such as the ones set to be offered are important.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offered
Verb
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Jacques Garcia, the man behind Hotel Costes, who gave La Mamounia an extensive facelift in 2009, is a design sensation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The teller nodded and gave her a smile.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Verb
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All of the artists who have pulled out suggested they were misled about the event’s political associations.—
T.M. Brown,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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It's also suggested that our four giant planets — Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune — gradually shifted into their current orbits due to a series of interactions with one another's gravity.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Verb
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There's a choice of G&Ts, wine, spirits, Zambezi beers, and soft drinks, presented on the pop-out table on the front of the vehicle.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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For the past five years we’ve been presented, again and again, with the inevitability of AI in every aspect of our lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Caleb Foss singled and Ethan Dang sacrificed and was safe on an error.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Richards is a natural fit there, but the depth behind him is far less convincing, even after Pochettino sacrificed some attacking options to bolster the defense on his roster.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Somewhat surprisingly to Larnach and just about everyone else, the Minnesota Twins tendered the outfielder a contract in November.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Grove was non-tendered by the Dodgers last fall and is recovering from shoulder surgery.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One new rule being proposed by the Education Department would overhaul the system that decides which colleges can receive federal money, known as the accreditation process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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That includes Shelbyville, where the developer Prologis has proposed turning hundreds of acres of farmland into an 11-building data center facility.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
Verb
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His new doctrine fueled a decades-long war – one that ultimately carried the communist movement to victory and state power in Beijing in 1949.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The Rockies’ Kyle Karros hit an opposite-field line drive that carried to the right-field warning track, but Lee tracked down the potential extra-base hit on the run, then crashed into the chain-link portion of the fence.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Gentile also proffered detailed advice on how to treat a patient suffering from the Black Death.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Sloane, who was dressed elegantly in a brown sheath, carried a little purple flower in a plastic cone proffered by Leo, who wore tuxedo pants and kept a restraining-order distance.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Offered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offered. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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