VOUCHSAFES Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

vouchsafes

verb

present tense third-person singular of vouchsafe

as in has

formal + old-fashioned to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege He vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples.

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Founded in 2005 by Danny Rogers and Jerome Borazio as St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, a one-day festival in Melbourne, Laneway has the enviable reputation as the place where punters can see the next hot act before everyone else.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Parliament has 30 days to ratify the measures, and the government wants to expedite the process, calling for an extraordinary plenary session on housing for Friday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

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The artists grants and the Culture Stability Fund are both great opportunities to be able to meet the needs of the field, which is facing those federal funding cuts, as well as facing challenges with real estate and displacement.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The Air Canada Aeroplan® Credit Card comes with automatic 25K Elite status, and the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card grants you automatic Platinum status.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

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The company was also responsible for processing 70 of the 80 visas and permits that filmmaker Michael Angelo Zervos required in order to set a Guinness World Record by visiting all 195 sovereign countries over a period of 499 days.

— Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Housing shortages sometimes happen when cities can’t issue residential building permits fast enough to keep vacancy rates low and rent high in a secondary market.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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While crossing the lake, John suffers a similar delusion and nearly shoots himself in the head, prompted by visions of his father and his younger self.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2026
When government loses its focus on core responsibilities, everything else suffers.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

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The bill sanctions Russian financial institutions and its largest state energy projects while targeting Russian partners in the oil and natural gas trade.

— Chris Boccia, ABC News, 14 July 2026
For starters the World Cup is run by the same organization, FIFA, which sanctions virtually every level of soccer globally, from the men’s and women’s World Cups, to confederation competitions including the UEFA Championships and the Copa América, to most major age-group tournaments.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026

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