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 Developers in Fort Lauderdale are proposing a project with affordable housing, a teacher resource center and a hotel on the site of the recently-shuttered North Fork Elementary. — Austin Horn october 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Willowgrove is proposed for about 234 acres north of East Covell Boulevard and east of the Wildhorse neighborhood. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Radiation, heat and space traffic Google is just one of several companies that have proposed sending data centers to space as the race to produce ever more sophisticated machine learning has created an insatiable demand for computing power. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Federal officials propose a couple filing jointly could give as much as double that. — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for propose

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Verb

Does the emphasis in this summer’s shows on Lee’s painting suggest a new phase in the reception of his work—situating him, perhaps, in greater proximity to Korean dansaekhwa painting than to the School of Things?

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
This may be true, but there is also the chance that the result is based on incomplete data, and the finding is much less definitive than the AI may suggest.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggest

Verb

Of that, $2 billion will fund a new Miami campus, which plans to enroll its first students in 2028.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
Toyota plans to provide research access through the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, allowing other research partners to use its battery testing and evaluation capabilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of plan

Verb

Altman was careful to say that Astra, OpenAI’s current flagship model, does not pose an existential threat.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
The season finale — or possibly the series finale, since HBO hasn’t renewed the show yet — wrapped up the mystery posed by the show’s premiere of who killed Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler).

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pose

Verb

No beauty products will be sold on-site, a move founder Amy Liu said is intended to allow the brand to engage with more people.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
The Marine Corps describes it as a highly mobile and rapidly deployable system intended for sea denial and littoral protection.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 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

The second, Stillpoint, aims to release and restore calm with a deep oil-free massage, along with rocking compressions, assisted stretches, and Kansa wand techniques.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
And the most recent announcement that’s set to be released in the first quarter of 2027 is the Shockwave, an electric enduro aimed squarely at riders who'd rather spend their weekends throwing a bike at dirt than commuting through traffic.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of aim

Verb

But this is very much trying to show that first relationship after a big breakup.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Iran has tried to push world energy prices higher with attacks on the region's oil shipping routes; the United States, in turn, has aimed to wreck Iran's economy by blockading its ports since June and slapping it with increasingly tough sanctions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

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