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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  1. has
  2. grants
  3. concedes
  4. permits
  5. suffers
  6. sanctions
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  • The highest room category at the hotel is a 1,109-square-feet spa suite that has its own private whirlpool and treatment room, with a 25-minute massage included in the room rate.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Those who checked Truth Social after CNN projected that the Democratic party would capture the House of Representatives were also set up for disappointment, as the president has yet to comment on those results as well.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of has
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  • Ecuador Ecuador offers an even longer option through its digital-nomad visa, which grants temporary residence for up to two years.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Organizations that violate this would forfeit the privileges Montana grants them to do business in the state, including limited liability, which protects owners from personal responsibility for business debts.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of grants
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  • Indeed, Laster’s 142-page opinion concedes the legitimacy of SB 21 and its applicability to this case.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Fielder is not conventionally attractive, concedes Breca, a 26-year-old bisexual man in Pennsylvania, but the filmmaker’s salt-and-pepper hair and stubble did something for Breca nonetheless.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • Mississippi also permits mail-in ballots that arrive within five days after Election Day, so long as they were postmarked by Election Day, to be counted.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Arkansas law permits gambling within certain limits, such as an age minimum of 21 years old for electronic wagering accounts.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of permits
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  • The man suffers an allergic reaction, Allan’s amateur attempt at first aid fails and the client dies.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In the social sector, strategic planning often suffers from optimism bias—leadership teams frequently pencil in arbitrary 5% to 10% annual revenue increases into multi-year plans, hoping top-line growth will magically outrun macroeconomic realities.
    — Carol O'Neil, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of suffers
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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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“Vouchsafes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vouchsafes. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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