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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Recent Examples of proposal
Phase three was proposal development from September to October, which included refining proposals and then pitching them at the event held Monday.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Then explore alternatives—issue requests for proposals to suppliers in Mexico, Vietnam, or other viable regions.
—Vitalii Savryha, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
That proposal is now set to expire.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Amid proposals to offer financial assistance to Argentina last month, the South American country also dropped several export taxes as an effort to stabilize its economy—including its soybean tax.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Then explore alternatives—issue requests for proposals to suppliers in Mexico, Vietnam, or other viable regions.
—Vitalii Savryha, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
That proposal is now set to expire.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Amid proposals to offer financial assistance to Argentina last month, the South American country also dropped several export taxes as an effort to stabilize its economy—including its soybean tax.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposal
Noun
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Any of Morocco’s front three could have featured here; all credible suggestions for player of the tournament.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI can use the SAI team’s knowledge of the macOS platform to develop new ways for ChatGPT not just to make suggestions about, but to agentically work directly on users’ macOS environments.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Week 7 of the NFL season is nearly here, and the bet365 bonus code WEEK365 provides the perfect welcome offer for new users to bet on tomorrow's games.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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That's the kind of experience that's on offer here today.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Proposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposal. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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