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Synonyms for proffer
Synonyms: Verb
extend, give, offer, tender, trot out
Synonyms: Noun
offer, proposal, proposition, suggestion
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Examples of proffer in a Sentence
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He proffered advice on how best to proceed. proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromiseNoun
a generous proffer of his baronial estate for the charity gala
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On closer inspection, many shoppers appear to be leaving without proffering cash, card or mobile payment. — The Economist, "DistributionAmazon and Alibaba are pacesetters of the next supply-chain revolution," 12 July 2019 Three separate lawmakers asked Cohen if Individual 1 in his indictment was the president of the United States—a fact that he had already proffered in his opening statement. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Please Don’t Blow the Mueller Hearings," 23 July 2019 There are many proffered reasons for going back: doing interesting science or the possibility of using resources there. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, "Interview: The Once and Future Moon," 10 June 2019 Many articles proffer expert testimony that Go is harder than chess, making this victory more impressive. — Quanta Magazine, "Is AlphaGo Really Such a Big Deal?," 29 Mar. 2016 This rebuttal proffers a strange theory of governance, that American accounts are somehow bound by the lifetime of its generations. — Time, "Author Ta-Nehisi Coates Criticized Mitch McConnell for Saying Slavery's Effects Were in the Past," 19 June 2019 The town of Vinci proffered an inspiring backdrop for a boy with a capacious vision. — Claudia Kalb, National Geographic, "Why Leonardo da Vinci’s brilliance endures, 500 years after his death," 12 June 2019 In December, a group of marchers in Paris’ bohemian Montmartre neighborhood proffered an anti-Semitic salute. — Lori Hinnant, The Seattle Times, "French yellow vest movement dogged by intolerance, extremism," 29 Jan. 2019 How long can this process, from proffer to cooperation take? — Jen Kirby, Vox, "How to flip a witness, as explained by a former federal prosecutor," 3 Aug. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The people familiar with the matter reiterated the companies -- including McKesson -- have made an opening proffer of a settlement price. — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, "McKesson, AmerisourceBergen among opiod distributors proposing $10 billion payment to settle state claims," 6 Aug. 2019 Be warned that etiquette having no objection to such proffers does not guarantee a welcoming reaction from the recipient. — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, "Miss Manners: These moochers think they’re entitled to our pricey wine," 24 July 2019 Prosecutors argued such an informal immunity agreement, known as a proffer, would have been made in writing and no corroborating paperwork has been found. — Fox News, "Man who jumped out of freezer and died was cold-case suspect," 6 Aug. 2018 According to the plea agreement, Mr. Cohen’s lawyers executed his proffer agreement with Mr. Mueller’s office on August 7, two weeks before his guilty plea in Manhattan. — Rebecca Ballhaus, WSJ, "Michael Cohen’s Lawyers Ask for No Prison Time After Plea," 1 Dec. 2018 Lying during his proffer: Downing also pressed Gates on the specifics of his plea deal with Mueller’s team. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "Manafort’s defense team goes all out to try to discredit Rick Gates’s testimony," 7 Aug. 2018 And that conversation will typically happen through something called a proffer agreement. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "How to flip a witness, as explained by a former federal prosecutor," 3 Aug. 2018 In its second act, American Conservatory Theater’s production both makes a riot of a slow-motion fight scene and proffers ageless wisdom won from the ravages of war. — Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Theater capsule reviews and listings, week of April 22," 19 Apr. 2018 No matter what happens, this thought experiment proffers, someone is going to die. — Betsy Morais, Longreads, "The Menace and the Promise of Autonomous Vehicles," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'proffer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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