BETROTHING Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

betrothing

verb

present participle of betroth

as in proposing

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The administrator said that the EPA was also proposing to rescind all remaining greenhouse gas emissions standards for power plants.

— Julia Simon, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Calvo’s proposed fiscal 2027 budget eliminates that transfer while proposing major rate reductions for water and sewer customers.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of proposing

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More advanced clinical trials are needed before this blood test could possibly be used in the clinic, but the results are promising in a disease that is so difficult to manage.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
According to Reuters, Tehran instructed the Houthis to escalate, promising them more money, weapons, and expert Iranian advisers.

— Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of promising

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Eliminate all doubt and all potential for committing a violation by using a side-by-side or over/under double barrel.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
In finance, investing means committing money now, expecting the original amount plus a return later.

— Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026

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Five years later, Sheikh Hamad effectively broke the siege by visiting Gaza and pledging more than four hundred million dollars to reconstruction efforts there.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Kramer is accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Syria and arming himself to carry out a mass casualty attack against the American people.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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