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as in hypothesis
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
started the discussion with the simple proposition that no one ever does anything out of pure altruism
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as in proposal
something which is presented for consideration
a neighbor with a business proposition to tell us about
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Recent Examples of proposition
Those are all extraordinarily expensive propositions.
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Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Lansing declared diversity to be the network's North Star, both as a moral proposition and a business strategy.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
But for Democratic governors, too, countering Mr. Trump is not a simple proposition.
—Katie Glueck, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Texas Roadhouse has figured out how to strike a great balance between maintaining its value proposition with only incremental price increases, explaining why customers are so loyal to the chain.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
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Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Lansing declared diversity to be the network's North Star, both as a moral proposition and a business strategy.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
But for Democratic governors, too, countering Mr. Trump is not a simple proposition.
—Katie Glueck, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Texas Roadhouse has figured out how to strike a great balance between maintaining its value proposition with only incremental price increases, explaining why customers are so loyal to the chain.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposition
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Colossal said its woolly mouse would enable its scientists to test hypotheses about the link between specific DNA sequences and physical traits that enabled the mammoth, which went extinct around 4,000 years ago, to adapt to life in cold climates.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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The hypothesis was that higher VO2 max would be associated with less brain shrinkage with age, which in turn would be associated with better cognitive scores.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
28 Feb. 2025
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Israel said Hamas rejected the proposal, and in return, halted all humanitarian aid into the strip.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Without U.S. support or Russia’s acquiescence, analysts say Europe could find its peacekeeping proposals falling flat very quickly.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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And one of my favorite things is looking at other people’s fan theories online.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Follow Di Placido for more meme explainers, television reviews, film theories and deep dives into digital culture.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Council President Victoria Vasquez thanked Lennar for making so many changes, including implementing her suggestion of larger lots backing up on natural areas.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Polite suggestions morph into silent judgment before the awkward pressure builds to a point so fine not even tweezers could pull the thorny social situation out.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2025
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Neal Mohan, who became YouTube’s CEO in February 2023, says the one-time thesis was that the platform could give a boost to homegrown creators by financing bigger-ticket productions — and then share in the upside.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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If the cruelty was the point of the first Trump term, then the chaos is the thesis of the second.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Marvel successfully argued in court in 2003 that X-Men action figures are non-human toys (despite the premise of the franchise) rather than dolls, nearly halving their tax rate.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
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But the premises of this New York space will remind you not at all of a diner but of a sophisticated but unpretentious dining room done all in red with pink and red tablecloths.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Proposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposition. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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