conferred
Example Sentences
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Beings more deserving of the rights of personhood than the corporations that have been conferred that legal protection.
From Washington Post
In the Houston Space Center, team owners and talent scouts conferred over banquet tables.
From Seattle Times
The blue check mark on Twitter has long conferred a special status.
From New York Times
Historically suspicious of power, Los Angeles long ago limited City Hall’s authority over public education and conferred power on an independent school board.
From New York Times
Other cities like Rome, Turin and Naples had also conferred similar recognition briefly for a period after Italy’s high court made it easier for gays to adop t a partner’s biological child.
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
