offers 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of offer
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as in sacrifices
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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offers

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noun

plural of offer

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Recent Examples of offers
Verb
Anticipation crescendos ahead of every season for the Minnesota Vikings, but this year’s opener offers extra suspense. Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 To his eyes, the 11th century record of the Norman conquest offers an extreme example of the value of studying history’s patterns to anticipate future developments. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Israel offers Palestinians exile or death and expects to preserve its innocence, but innocence is buried with our martyrs. Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Everyone’s favorite American Horror Story characters are uniting for the anthology’s 13th season, and the official trailer (below) offers more footage of the returning stars reprising their past characters. Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Disney has begun putting some ESPN content on Disney+ and offers bundles combining ESPN, Disney+ and Hulu, aiming to boost overall streaming subscriptions and engagement. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Still, the biography offers a nearly contemporary portrait of one of Western literature’s grand dames, as well as some useful context around the publication of her novels, beginning with Sense and Sensibility. Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026 Additionally, an Apolipoprotein B-100 (Apo B) test, which measures the amount of plaque-forming protein in your blood, offers a more accurate picture of heart disease than a standard cholesterol test. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026 Simply juxtaposing their self-conceptions — a family horror, a therapy drama, a superhero actioner-cum-romantic comedy — with Ryan’s own broad, ’80s-style family comedy concept offers revelatory insight into the dynamics of their ecosystem. Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
Wong, meanwhile, should have had more offers for parts than ever. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026 Some have already signed with top Hollywood agencies and received offers for reality shows, podcasts, brand deals and more, turning their digital followings into business empires. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Yancey, meanwhile, helped offset the loss of junior running back Jamar Lewis, King’s top college prospect who has offers from Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin and other Power Four schools. Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 However, both consider flag football their primary sport and have received offers to play in college. Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Kaprizov had a much wider range of possibilities last year than Hughes this year, rejecting offers of $15 million and $16 million per year and countering at $18 million before agreeing to $17 million. Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Clark’s reputation, and Miami’s vision for Herring, is what sold him on picking Miami over a handful of other teams making offers. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 Redwood’s affluent clients are prioritizing the comfort that fall offers, both through lower temperatures and fewer crowds. Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 Those requests are chosen at random, since he's gotten about 100,000 offers over the years. Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offers
Verb
  • What gives me pause are injuries and the lack of good offensive linemen.
    Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Check fraud has been around for ages, but modern tech gives fraudsters new and more powerful tools.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cancer June 21 – July 22 A purchase could feel more personal than the price tag suggests.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • This sudden shift from drugs to body parts suggests that Father Joe may have been intended as a mini-series (or at the very least a comic book), having the freewheeling quality of ’the ’70s TV show Kung Fu.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Each one of her novels presents a different setting and dynamic, but her oeuvre is unified by careful thought, sharp style, and an uncanny ability to make the pages want to turn.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The ad combines those remarks with other statements and presents them as though Talarico is reading them from a Bible.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Each method may buy some time but sacrifices some productivity, Hanna said.
    Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Ultimately, Miles sacrifices himself so that the others can escape, holding onto the detonator that sets off a massive explosion until his final breath.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Moody made 46 of 62 field goal attempts with San Francisco, and 94 of his 96 extra-point tries.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Loosehead Boris Wenger and backrow Joaquin Moro were industrious and both scored tries while fullback Geronimo Piscatelli was a constant attacking threat, scoring one try and missing two others.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Fazio’s plan includes proposals that would add additional transparency to the legislative earmark process that was utilized by McCrory to direct money to organizations in his district.
    Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • State lawmakers introduced bills in January to ban annual rate increase requests, but the proposals have not advanced through the Legislature.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The company’s Tau Scaling Law, unveiled in May, proposes a different route to increasing transistor density without relying on cutting-edge extreme ultraviolet lithography.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Project Polymath, for instance — founded by Dan Futrell, former CEO of the Pat Tillman Foundation, which gives scholarships to military veterans — proposes to mentor bachelor's degree students beginning in 2028.
    Jon Marcus, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Accordingly, Doctronic also carries a malpractice policy holding the system to physician-level accountability.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
  • OlloBot says the module carries the robot's long-term memories and personalized information.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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