Thesaurus results for PRO POSER

propose

verb

prə-ˈpōz

Definition of propose

as in to suggest

to set before the mind for consideration he proposed that we go for a walk this afternoon

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as in to plan

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 propose Project managers proposed a rainy day fund of roughly $83 million. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 As proposed, the incentive would cover a wide range of productions, including animation and reality shows. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 Rather than taking advantage of genuine quantum effects, Scholes proposes, life might be imitating them instead. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026 The idea was first proposed by NASA scientists Donald Kessler and Burton Cour-Palais nearly half a century ago. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for propose

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Verb

Other analyses suggest about 40 percent of amateur athletes playing contact sports show brain changes that are characteristic of CTE, too.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
This suggests that even a relatively small submarine caldera could endanger nearby coasts, depending on the nature and speed of its collapse.

— Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of suggest

Verb

The second half throws us into the other timeline, where Ari’s doppelgänger, known as Ibari, is a high-ranking undercover operative willing to disappear fellow citizens that pose challenges to the authoritarian government.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026
In the photos, the teenager could be seen wearing a pink and white dress, posing in front of her outdoor dinner party.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of pose

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None of the 13 earlier test flights have been intended to make it into orbit, but with the 14th flight, SpaceX is hoping Starship will circle the planet.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
The facility is intended to expand US capacity to manufacture permanent magnets used in vehicles, electronics, and defense systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of intend

Verb

The connection to ego may help explain why rejections are so painful, even for people who had already been contemplating ending their relationship—but then their partner beat them to the punch.

— George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Alongside the city’s support, plans contemplate roughly $540 million in state support and $2 billion in private financing.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of contemplate

Verb

The players on Exhibit 10 deals, including Quinones, hope to wrest one of the Heat’s two-way contracts that currently are held by Tre Donaldson, Vlad Goldin and Keshad Johnson.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Officials hope to repopulate vulnerable species Giant pandas once roamed vast swaths of China, northern Myanmar and Vietnam, but their habitats shrank due to human encroachment and climate change.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hope

Verb

Clemons had served as the founding CEO of both ConnCAT and ConnCORP, turning them into hubs for economic and community revitalization that aimed to center the experiences and needs of residents in New Haven’s Dixwell and Newhallville neighborhoods.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The two co-founded The Slave Pit, a production space aimed toward creating student films, and its creative community ultimately led to the creation of Gwar.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of aim

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The Special Criminal Court was established to try war crimes and other human-rights abuses committed during the coups and violence that the country has experienced since 2003.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Competitors, well aware of Meta’s reputation, are trying to win by making privacy central to their designs.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

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