proffering

present participle of proffer

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Recent Examples of proffering In the ensuing months Epstein becomes a liaison between the two, with Epstein proffering offerings of assistance to both parties while cultivating his friendship with Barrack. Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026 The men were almost overwhelmed by Islanders proffering bare hands in welcome, apparently jumping for joy. Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026 Nonfiction soared in the years leading up to 2020, as readers snapped up titles proffering explanations of populism, social justice, and climate change. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025 But recent history suggests that its mission would have less to do with proffering aid than with complementing the Kremlin’s liberal use of brute force. Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025 Does the use of those LLMs in this manner signify that the AI is proffering services constituting therapy and psychotherapy? Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 For many audience members, this whopping talent proffering a flood of nostalgia will be more than enough for a great, if occasionally draggy, night out. Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2023 Following the couple’s messy split, LaPaglia accused Bryan of emotional abuse and claimed that Bryan’s management team offered her a series of non-disclosure agreement options, including ones proffering a house and $3 million and another option for a $10 million payout. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proffering
Verb
  • Goldman Sachs has launched a new alternative investments platform, offering wealthy clients direct access to late-stage private companies and secondary market liquidity for illiquid stakes.
    Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The treatment menu is similarly tight, offering a handful of massages plus a couple of facial treatments—most of which use products from French brand Cinq Mondes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • But beyond those dates, bookings for June 10 through July 19 totaled 430K nights, roughly flat compared to last year, suggesting no real uplift on those days, Linda Rollins, an AirDNA research analyst told the Miami Herald.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.
    Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • The loss dropped the A’s to 45-63 and 10 games out of both the American League West lead and the final AL Wild Card spot, while giving the red-hot Red Sox (56-51) no worse than a split of the four-game series ahead of Thursday’s finale.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Head coach Andy Reid and Mahomes could be seen giving Royals instruction after the play.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • On July 27, the government introduced legislation proposing longer prison terms and higher fines for examination fraud.
    Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The group filed an initiative petition proposing an ordinance that would require major stadium projects to go to a vote before construction can begin.
    Dylan Lysen July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The post included several photos of the couple’s nuptials, posing outside with the Las Vegas strip in the background.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • Inadequate data management is projected to cause 60% of AI project failures, with autonomous agents posing even greater risks as errors can spread rapidly.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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“Proffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proffering. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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