as in suggestion
something which is presented for consideration
the city council is accepting proposals for ways to use that land
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The proposal will go to the Menomonee Falls Plan Commission at 630 p.m. Sept. 9.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Any effort to raise the voter threshold this year will face intense pushback from Democrats, who are likely to filibuster the proposal in the state Senate.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
The Caucus faces another hurdle as Etherton acknowledged the organization needs to raise another $15,000 to implement alternative voting quickly after the October annual meeting if the membership endorses the proposal.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Michael Strand, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, called the budget proposal tragic in its narrowness.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Any effort to raise the voter threshold this year will face intense pushback from Democrats, who are likely to filibuster the proposal in the state Senate.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
The Caucus faces another hurdle as Etherton acknowledged the organization needs to raise another $15,000 to implement alternative voting quickly after the October annual meeting if the membership endorses the proposal.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Michael Strand, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, called the budget proposal tragic in its narrowness.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposal
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Just like that: a glimpse of a shadow of a suggestion that the Fed might start lowering interest rates again was enough to send U.S. stocks surging and Treasury yields falling on Friday.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025
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But Bourbon is quick to shut down the suggestion that the ATP is going through all this effort out of the goodness of its heart.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In recruitment, 91% of employers now use AI to streamline processes, from screening résumés and shortlisting candidates to scheduling interviews and crafting job offers, according to Resume Now's research.—
David Paffenholz,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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All week long, new top offers are dropping—from member exclusives to limited-time promos that make your cart look a lot more tempting than your inbox.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Proposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposal. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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