conferred
Example Sentences
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Clare had previously always conferred with the all-knowing Afterlife, so, for the sake of the charade, he closed his eye, pretending to do just that.
From Literature
Our founders didn’t believe that power should rest with one person, and that however much was conferred on the president, it was temporary.
From Salon
At the time, researchers were not sure why northern Pacific populations were not infected, but suspected previous or milder strains of the virus conferred some immunity.
From Los Angeles Times
These are structural properties that survived billions of years of optimization because maintaining them conferred advantage.
If it has, the U.S. will officially lose the measles elimination status that the organization conferred in 2000.
From Los Angeles Times
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