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as in to give
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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as in to suggest
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 to present
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 attempt
an effort to do or accomplish something
made the usual halfhearted offer to grab the check before his dinner companion could
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as in proposal
something which is presented for consideration
a job offer that I couldn't refuse
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Recent Examples of offer
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Pee Dee Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of $1,000 for information regarding Lashaunda’s whereabouts.
—Anna Turning, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
Walmart This offer is available for new, expired, monthly, and trial Walmart+ members.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
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Sweeter tomatoes may one day offer more efficient produce options for manufacturers.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Pee Dee Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of $1,000 for information regarding Lashaunda’s whereabouts.
—Anna Turning, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
The Disney+ Disneyland Holiday Ticket offer goes on sale Wednesday, Nov. 13.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
Walmart This offer is available for new, expired, monthly, and trial Walmart+ members.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
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Indigenous art collector and dealer Herman Schweizer was given the task of stocking the venues with enticing items.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Pullins did not give a timeline for Householder's clemency request.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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More studies need to be done, however, to suggest that cold water can cure depression.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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Juror #2’s plain-faced style suggests that Eastwood is adopting a non-Hollywood forbearance that’s as distinctly American as All Your Faces is French.Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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Mackers, as presented in Say Nothing, is less fictionalized than whittled down.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Although these two petitions present similar questions, the Court decided only to grant the Justice Department’s request to hear the case — which is why the case is currently called United States v. Skrmetti.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
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Does one of you need to sacrifice your sleep quality and comfort?Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
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The sequel’s reshoots tweaked the scene so that Deadpool and Wolverine appear to sacrifice themselves and die in order to destroy the Time Ripper.Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Louisville committed a personal foul penalty on a 1-yard reception by Mosley to set up a 57-yard field goal attempt with one second left.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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For two decades, the organization has raged against government and corporate attempts to amass information on gun buyers.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Austin Police Department Chief of Staff Jeff Greenwalt defended the proposal in response to concerns from multiple public officials and social justice advocates during a Monday meeting of the city's Public Safety Commission.Serena Lin, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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In the meantime, concepts and proposals to locate a permanent, soccer-specific stadium in one part of the city or another have come and gone.Lee Igel, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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To them, the border wall is racist; Trump doesn’t propose a wall along the northern border, too, where more white people live.Jessi Streib, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Analysts have proposed several different explanations for those shifts, including sexism within communities of color, pessimistic views of the economy and inflation, disinformation, social class and the ongoing ideological sorting of nonwhite conservatives into the Republican Party.Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Brian Hudson of Fayetteville carries his daughter, Sedona Hudson-Deputy, 2, Friday during the ceremonial flipping of the light switch for the 31st season of Lights of the Ozarks on the Fayetteville downtown square.J.T. Wampler, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Trump's conviction carries a penalty of up to four years in prison, though first-time offenders normally receive lesser sentences.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Offer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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