1
as in gave
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
I offered my boss an alternative to the original plan, which would have required me to work overtime
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2
as in suggested
to set before the mind for consideration
offered the idea of a vacation at a beach resort in the Caribbean
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as in presented
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
a summer theater offering a full schedule of musicals to the vacationing public
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as in sacrificed
to give up as an offering to a god
when fruits, flowers, or crops are offered, the offering is known as a bloodless sacrifice
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Recent Examples of offered
Many hotels, restaurants and attractions offered deep discounts to woo Nevadans into their establishments.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The Lennon collection will be offered during the auction house’s live Music Memorabilia sale in London later this month.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
For linking schools' federal funding to Trump priorities, universities were offered some unclear benefits.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
More than 400 general veterinary practices have already offered to partner with the college.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2025
She was particularly distressed by Kennedy’s June decision to fire the entire vaccine advisory board and stack it with his allies, but recent months have offered even more opportunities for stress and indignation.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
But for those without Amazon money, the million-dollar gown will also be offered as a rental alongside a less expensive interpretation.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Retirement planning services offered through Allworth Financial a SEC Registered Investment Advisor.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
His group supports an end to the war, and has encouraged Hamas to take the deal offered by the White House, a position shared by party leaders but not progressive activists.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The Lennon collection will be offered during the auction house’s live Music Memorabilia sale in London later this month.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
For linking schools' federal funding to Trump priorities, universities were offered some unclear benefits.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
More than 400 general veterinary practices have already offered to partner with the college.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2025
She was particularly distressed by Kennedy’s June decision to fire the entire vaccine advisory board and stack it with his allies, but recent months have offered even more opportunities for stress and indignation.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
But for those without Amazon money, the million-dollar gown will also be offered as a rental alongside a less expensive interpretation.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Retirement planning services offered through Allworth Financial a SEC Registered Investment Advisor.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
His group supports an end to the war, and has encouraged Hamas to take the deal offered by the White House, a position shared by party leaders but not progressive activists.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offered
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Whatever fragile political system existed in Gaza has collapsed, along with the institutions that once gave public life its structure.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Apple only gave him a gold bar valued at possibly $1 million.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For policymakers and regulators, the coalition suggested establishing policy platforms that bring together various players—like governments, industry actors, standards setters and civil society—to co-develop fair and credible LCA frameworks while ensuring alignment, not fragmentation.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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Dumond suggested staying off the Strip or staying nearby during a Vegas trip.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Thompson’s technique and pace lived up to the hype when the club-record signing was presented to fans on the WSL opening day last month.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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These ideas are laid out early in the first act, when an encounter between a policeman, Olim, and a fruit-stand thief, Severin, is presented to the audience.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Not after her best friend, the one who’d sacrificed so much for her, vanished without a trace.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Pay Tribute to Bedford’s Local Soldiers The Bedford Boys Tribute Center is a heartfelt love letter to the local soldiers who served and sacrificed their lives on D-Day.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both of them later tendered their resignations.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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With their stockpile of financial flexibility, the Sox could trade for a player who was likely to be non-tendered elsewhere.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 500% tariff on any country buying Russia’s energy exports proposed in the Sanctioning Russia Act – introduced with bipartisan support in the US Congress but not yet brought to a vote – would certainly be one, argues Ash, an associate fellow in Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia program.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Initially, the Prince of Monaco proposed to Kelly with an eternity band featuring alternating rubies and diamonds, honoring the colors of the Monaco flag (via Brides).—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While Sachsen-class AAW frigates have carried the burden of air defense, the F125s were largely kept out of high-threat zones because of their limited missile range.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both healthy and sick sea stars carried a ton of Vibrio bacteria—which was expected, since the genus is found all over the ocean.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hypotheses have been proffered from the moment that Poe turned up in Ryan’s Tavern on October 3rd, 1849 in that morose city of dark rowhouses, his family’s native Baltimore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Part of that reduction could have come from a decrease in shelter capacity at Camillus House last October, Book proffered.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Offered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offered. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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