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as in suggested
to set before the mind for consideration
he proposed that we go for a walk this afternoon
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as in planned
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
we propose to buy a new house within the next year
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Recent Examples of proposed
Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
The proposed route, once envisioned as stretching 15 miles, has been shortened and reconfigured, and could roll out by 2032.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
Why wait to see if the proposed 5% tax on billionaires’ net worth qualifies for the ballot and is approved by voters later this year?
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
The proposed law, however, did not pass and has not been reintroduced.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Consumer advocates welcomed the proposed investigation.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The proposed four-story, 105-room hotel would be located on four lots immediately north of AJ’s Pizza, on the opposite side of Blackwell Lane, sandwiched between Matson Drive and Village Point.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Its proposed 15% cap, the administration estimated, could save the government $4 billion annually.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
The interim government has also introduced a proposed General Amnesty Law covering acts of political violence dating back to 1999, while excluding serious crimes such as homicide, drug trafficking and human-rights abuses.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
During a space-to-ground news conference late Wednesday, Wiseman said crewmates Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen proposed the out-of-this-world memorial when the crew was in medical quarantine before a few days before launch.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
In August 2025, the agency proposed Part 108, a new permanent ruleset that would allow drones to fly beyond what operators can see.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed weakened rules governing the safe disposal of ash produced by burning coal.
—Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Back proposed using this to combat email spam, a niche use case that Nakamoto also advocated for.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
New legislation proposed by a California lawmaker would enable police departments to harness tens millions in dollars in federal funding to stop police chases from turning dangerous or deadly.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The proposal slashes funding to the agency’s science program by 46 percent—a cut similar to what had been proposed in the president’s budget request for the current fiscal year.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
That debate is now heating up in Kentucky, where state lawmakers just voted to override new wakeboat regulations that state wildlife officials had proposed in December.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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But Melanson said that the proposed seven-day data retention period in the bill does not give them enough time to investigate and solve crimes.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
The proposed route, once envisioned as stretching 15 miles, has been shortened and reconfigured, and could roll out by 2032.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
Why wait to see if the proposed 5% tax on billionaires’ net worth qualifies for the ballot and is approved by voters later this year?
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
The proposed law, however, did not pass and has not been reintroduced.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Consumer advocates welcomed the proposed investigation.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The proposed four-story, 105-room hotel would be located on four lots immediately north of AJ’s Pizza, on the opposite side of Blackwell Lane, sandwiched between Matson Drive and Village Point.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Its proposed 15% cap, the administration estimated, could save the government $4 billion annually.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
The interim government has also introduced a proposed General Amnesty Law covering acts of political violence dating back to 1999, while excluding serious crimes such as homicide, drug trafficking and human-rights abuses.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
The ordinance was proposed by Legislative Vice Chair Sean Smith, who recently ended his bid for Congress.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
During a space-to-ground news conference late Wednesday, Wiseman said crewmates Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen proposed the out-of-this-world memorial when the crew was in medical quarantine before a few days before launch.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
In August 2025, the agency proposed Part 108, a new permanent ruleset that would allow drones to fly beyond what operators can see.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed weakened rules governing the safe disposal of ash produced by burning coal.
—Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Back proposed using this to combat email spam, a niche use case that Nakamoto also advocated for.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
New legislation proposed by a California lawmaker would enable police departments to harness tens millions in dollars in federal funding to stop police chases from turning dangerous or deadly.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The proposal slashes funding to the agency’s science program by 46 percent—a cut similar to what had been proposed in the president’s budget request for the current fiscal year.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
That debate is now heating up in Kentucky, where state lawmakers just voted to override new wakeboat regulations that state wildlife officials had proposed in December.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposed
Adjective
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Holding commanders to account for alleged misconduct of Australian special forces between 2005 and 2016 had been recommended in the war crime investigation report made public in 2020.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Altercations in or around vehicles have been a steady symbol of the administration’s immigration crackdown, including car crashes between federal agents and people who try to flee, traffic stops turned violent and alleged rammings involving pro-immigrant activists.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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A little research suggested that the trend was global.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some suggested that the prime minister, who oversees entrenched patronage networks that reach into the minutiae of municipal jobs, has too much at stake to accept defeat.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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The person throwing the bowling ball might not have intended a specific victim to be killed, or even knowingly planned to kill someone, but nonetheless did something that was obviously likely to cause serious harm.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Text discussions continued on after the in-person meetings ended and further talks were planned during the night, Iranian state TV reported, citing a source.—
Azhar Sukri,Kevin Breuninger,Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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This posed a problem because the gas had nowhere to go.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The two posed with their family's newest addition in a picture shared to Jackson's Instagram.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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My reaction was pure confusion, sarcasm, and not ill-intended.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 2026
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That was followed by an April 2025 executive order that, among other things, is intended to increase the number of parking spaces for big rigs.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The hypothetical study of how humans and extraterrestrials might communicate is a real scientific field, called xenolinguistics, that includes researchers from linguistics, animal communication, and anthropology.—
Tara Haelle,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2026
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Yet, primordial black holes remain frustratingly hypothetical despite being first proposed by Stephen Hawking in the 1970s.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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At various points in its history, executives contemplated a tie-up with sister company CNN (executives at the cable news channel are said to have put the kibosh on that quickly) or selling it outright.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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