1
as in offering
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromise
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2
as in suggesting
to set before the mind for consideration
proffered a novel solution for getting themselves out of debt
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Recent Examples of proffering
Does the use of those LLMs in this manner signify that the AI is proffering services constituting therapy and psychotherapy?
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proffering
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Caroline Ervin, landscape designer and owner of The Georgetown Garden Shop, told shrubs that produce berries in the fall are especially valuable during migration season, offering essential nutrition to birds in need of high-fat, energy-rich foods.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Feller told Al Jazeera that Chinese employers would have to accommodate non-Mandarin speakers by offering English-language positions and improve work-life balance.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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These rare steroids were linked to ancient sponges, but the findings sparked debate, with some suggesting alternative origins, including non-biological processes.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Trump has fueled additional uncertainty by suggesting that his administration could use the shutdown to impose permanent cuts to the federal workforce and social programs.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ross is also taller, giving officers more viewing coverage above crowds than Walking Horses, which can be as short as 14 hands, or 4 feet, 9 inches tall.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Free friendship bracelets at Insomnia Cookies Meanwhile, Insomnia Cookies is giving customers free friendship bracelets for the day.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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After being selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, Maye capped off his rookie season by proposing to Hudson.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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The new hypothesis about them is one of several novel ideas that theorists have been proposing since this spring, when the latest DESI results were published.—
Rebecca Boyle,
Scientific American,
4 Oct. 2025
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The audience for wax museums is melting away in the digital age, when posing with a static dummy has come to feel rather quaint.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Netflix series is based on the Danish format Det Sidste Ord (The Last Word), which offers final interviews where major cultural icons, whether from the world of the arts, sports, politics or elsewhere, can look back on their lives with only someone posing questions in front of them.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Proffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proffering. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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