confer (on)

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Verb
  • Information about the Prime Visa has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of the card prior to publication.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 May 2026
  • Trump has signed executive orders to reduce housing regulatory burdens and help smaller banks provide mortgages.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • But MetroCard and cash payments were unverifiable for the teams, which are equipped with handheld readers that can ascertain whether an OMNY card, bank card or smartphone has recently been used to pay a fare.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • To make the discovery, NASA Perseverance relied on its SuperCam instrument — a sophisticated system equipped with two lasers and cameras.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Thousands of people clad in red, white and blue waited hours in line to listen to Trump speak.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • The long hours of immersion in cold water and the strain of swimming fully clothed through turbulent waves toward the tantalizingly near shoreline must have drained the last bit of endurance from him.
    Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Confer (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confer%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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