BETROTHING Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

betrothing

verb

present participle of betroth

as in proposing

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As an alternative, the city is proposing to phase in the increases over five years.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Before proposing solutions, map every stakeholder’s interests.

— Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of proposing

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In March, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI stood at the White House and signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, promising American households would not pay for the grid expansion their data centers require.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
While the defensive reserves struggled, allowing 425 total yards to Arizona, the offense looked promising despite playing only reserves at all positions.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of promising

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Jones is accused of committing nine offenses against the man, including kissing him multiple times without consent and touching the man’s genitals while the man was driving.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Dalke earned significant media attention as a young golf prospect, committing to a scholarship at the University of Oklahoma at the age of 12.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of committing

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But it’s also tried to make inroads in the movie business in the last couple years, pledging to double its film production by 2027, aiming for 10-15 films annually, partly to have greater control over IP.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Infantino left New York City last week with letters pledging election support from about 200 of FIFA’s 211 national member federations who vote for their leader every four years.

— Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of pledging

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Rumors of a split between the former couple began when Antonoff attended his longtime collaborator Taylor Swift‘s wedding to Travis Kelce with his sister, Rachel, on July 3.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
But even at a family wedding the king and queen could not escape their royal responsibilities.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of wedding

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