as in proposal
something which is presented for consideration
a generous proffer of his baronial estate for the charity gala
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as in to offer
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromise
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as in to suggest
to set before the mind for consideration
proffered a novel solution for getting themselves out of debt
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Recent Examples of proffer
Angel Diaz, Billboard, 24 June 2024
According to a factual proffer reflecting the prosecution’s case, the two unnamed soldiers were at the Colombian Pub, a sports bar in the upscale Zona T area, around 11 p.m. on March 5, 2020, just around the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Companies that make doors were happy to proffer their opinion.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Noun
These instances may have violated his 2009 proffer agreement with Los Angeles investigators, in which Davis gave them information about the Tupac’s murder in exchange for immunity.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 24 June 2024
According to a factual proffer reflecting the prosecution’s case, the two unnamed soldiers were at the Colombian Pub, a sports bar in the upscale Zona T area, around 11 p.m. on March 5, 2020, just around the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Verb
Inside the Fair View Hotel, its diminutive proprietor, Belinda Mulrooney, proffered menus boasting oysters and steak.
—Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Companies that make doors were happy to proffer their opinion.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proffer
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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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Some nonprofit disaster response organizations offer various types of training for civilians, but there is no formal state or federal programming or earmarked funding for these efforts.Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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While the board has offered no explanation for her termination, reports suggest that her firing stemmed from tension with board members.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 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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Tricia had just moved to the area from Florida and didn’t have any suggestions as to where to go.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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Does Miss Manners have a suggestion for a polite way of indicating that, since they couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge the first gift, subsequent gifts should not be solicited?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 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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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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Two Milwaukee Common Council members are proposing contributing $100,000 in community development block grants to the youth shelter.Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Stakes of Data Loss Data suppression or alteration poses serious risks to various sectors and populations.Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Flink’s character poses a different arc throughout the tale, leaving the young princess to battle the darkness, internally and externally.Sara Belcher, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Proffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proffer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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