proffered

past tense of proffer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of proffered 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 Meanwhile, more than 15,000 employees at the USDA signaled their intention to resign by accepting the offer proffered by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). — Corinne Low, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 Almost every prediction about the price and supply of oil and petroleum products proffered since the start of the Iran War has been wrong. — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Following that vote, Hoag had proffered his resignation but Netflix’s board rejected it and kept him on as a director. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 July 2026 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 Gentile also proffered detailed advice on how to treat a patient suffering from the Black Death. — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proffered
Verb
  • On-site, there is a 24-hour gym, with complementary rooftop yoga offered on Saturday mornings, weather permitting.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • According to the firm, the upgrade will allow existing engines to reach up to 90-95 percent of the durability benefits offered by the GTF Advantage.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Many social media users suggested Pearman may have missed the point of the somber experience of visiting a living memorial where one of history’s greatest atrocities occurred.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier reports suggested that anywhere from five to seven actors could screen test, while other estimates put the number in the teens.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
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
  • The parties’ local branches instead proposed that future Holocaust commemorations should be kept at the town’s memorial site at its northern cemetery, German media report.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • To break the chains of infections stemming from contaminated needles, Soqo has proposed supplying thousands of sterile needles and syringes to communities of methamphetamine users.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday and called for international coordination to address the potential risks posed by artificial intelligence.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Burnham chose to focus less on ongoing tensions in the Middle East and instead target Russian disinformation and the threat posed by AI.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Proffered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proffered. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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