1
as in to suggest
to set before the mind for consideration
he proposed that we go for a walk this afternoon
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2
as in to plan
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
we propose to buy a new house within the next year
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Recent Examples of propose
Fully evaluate any project proposed for fiscal and community impact.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
It was later revealed that Billy Ray had proposed the month before.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
School districts say cutting that funding in half, as proposed, would threaten their ability to offer the array of classes high school students now use to earn college credits and could shift exam costs to families.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2025
That cost her a chance to vote on the state's biannual budget and propose a bill to expand access to mental health resources for residents.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
It was later revealed that Billy Ray had proposed the month before.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
School districts say cutting that funding in half, as proposed, would threaten their ability to offer the array of classes high school students now use to earn college credits and could shift exam costs to families.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2025
That cost her a chance to vote on the state's biannual budget and propose a bill to expand access to mental health resources for residents.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propose
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Meantime, hopes for a China- U.S. trade deal resurfaced after the American president suggested on Thursday that duties on Chinese imports may have peaked.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, reports from China suggested that the country was mulling a ban or a reduction on the number of Hollywood films.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Local clubs planned their yearly budgets around when their members could work the concession stands.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2025
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The new vehicle is also planned for eventual production in China and Europe, Reuters has previously reported.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Visitors pose at the site of Osaka’s 1970 World Expo, now a park.—
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Especially in the restaurant’s early weeks, Cooper was regularly in the kitchen, working the grill with vigor, occasionally breaking to pose for selfies.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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The spaces from which Trump seeks to exclude the AP are not a press facility like the Brady Press Briefing Room and are intended for the president’s personal use, McArthur argued.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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The administration claims the cuts are intended to reduce redundancy and inefficiency.—
Catherine Blackwood,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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While contemplating his former love and his future as a father, Massey conjures up the apparition of his beloved Catherine.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Boasberg has been contemplating whether to hold any administration officials in contempt of court for ignoring his orders last month to turn around planes that were carrying the deportees to El Salvador.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Road to Palmyra After years of violence, Syrians hope to restore the ancient city in the desert.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
10 Apr. 2025
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Now Versace will be part of the Prada family and hope to experience the same growth as its parent company, as last year, revenues at Prada Group jumped 15 percent, to more than $6 billion.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Culture community aimed at creating equitable business pathways for Black and Brown professionals.—
Brianne Garrett,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Those relatively basic tactics have hardly evolved since the group first appeared as a threat aimed at Ukraine in late 2013.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2025
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One of the deputies seen rushing to the man’s side grabs his hand and tries to pull him free.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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In Avengers: Civil War, Ross essentially kicks off the conflict between Captain America and Iron Man by trying to force U.S. government oversight over the Avengers.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Propose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propose. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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