1
as in offered
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromise
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as in suggested
to set before the mind for consideration
proffered a novel solution for getting themselves out of debt
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Recent Examples of proffered
Moore filed an insurance claim on the residence, and proffered a lease agreement that attested to a loss of rental income, prosecutors had alleged.
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Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Gentile also proffered detailed advice on how to treat a patient suffering from the Black Death.
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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.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Of all the reasons proffered for the Iran war—and there’ve been a few—probably the easiest for Americans to get behind is that striking the regime was necessary to permanently derail its nuclear weapons program.
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Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Mar. 2026
As of March 5, the FBI has reported receiving more than 13,000 tips about Nancy’s abduction, though none have proffered solid leads.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
Some scribble in journals, others close their eyes, all are searching for deeper meaning in the single line from scripture that has been proffered to them.
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Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Pushing back against any suggestion of intentional wrongdoing, Joiner proffered that the drug would be competitively counterproductive.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2026
How many of these accounts, arguments, or news cycles were a product of empty rage bait, proffered by foreign or just fake actors?
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025
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
Of all the reasons proffered for the Iran war—and there’ve been a few—probably the easiest for Americans to get behind is that striking the regime was necessary to permanently derail its nuclear weapons program.
—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Mar. 2026
As of March 5, the FBI has reported receiving more than 13,000 tips about Nancy’s abduction, though none have proffered solid leads.
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
Some scribble in journals, others close their eyes, all are searching for deeper meaning in the single line from scripture that has been proffered to them.
—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Pushing back against any suggestion of intentional wrongdoing, Joiner proffered that the drug would be competitively counterproductive.
—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2026
How many of these accounts, arguments, or news cycles were a product of empty rage bait, proffered by foreign or just fake actors?
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proffered
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Once, out of those 14 calls, the auto-attendant offered to have an agent call me back when one became available.
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In April, the company offered its first voluntary buyouts.
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The company is a major investor in OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and a report in The New York Times suggested OpenAI is considering delaying an initial public offering of its stock to next year from the second half of this year.
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The congresswoman also pointed to the dissent of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who suggested that race played a role in the administration's decision-making process regarding the removal of Haitians.
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Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
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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.
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Several environmental groups have also proposed removing or entirely bypassing the Glen Canyon Dam, draining what's left into Lake Mead, and implementing stricter water conservation measures.
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The warning came after a key naval information group had proposed alternative shipping corridors on Saturday, asking shipowners to consider transiting the strait along the southern route with their transponder signals on.
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Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, officials are pausing data center development for one year, with vocal neighbors arguing that the risk posed by a controversial project outweigh the threat of litigation.
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Stanhope is posed next to a young Black man presumed to be a servant of Stanhope.
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“Proffered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proffered. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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