1
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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2
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
Once verified, Aardvark automatically proposes fixes through OpenAI Codex, attaching ready-to-review patches for developers.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Donovan proposed at Rosewood Miramar Beach in California just steps away from the ocean.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Louisville officials are proposing a redesign of both roads, which could include new on-street parking spaces, turn lanes and pathways for pedestrians and cyclists.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Trump has also proposed an arch to be built, across from the Lincoln Memorial.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Donovan proposed at Rosewood Miramar Beach in California just steps away from the ocean.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Louisville officials are proposing a redesign of both roads, which could include new on-street parking spaces, turn lanes and pathways for pedestrians and cyclists.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Trump has also proposed an arch to be built, across from the Lincoln Memorial.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propose
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Critics have also raised concerns about the use of private donors, suggesting there could be a conflict of interest at play.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
25 Oct. 2025
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To suggest that another candidate’s supporters are criminals — particularly when that candidate is, by all measures, poised to win at least a plurality of votes in the city — does not seem like a recipe for earning New Yorkers’ support.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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At great risk, Hamida disguises herself as a khes (a thick cotton cloth) seller and enters the house to plan with Lajo an escape route.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Candle lighting ceremonies have also been planned across the country.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Today, global warming, sea level rise and acidification pose additional threats.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mitch Trubisky, Josh Allen, Khalil Shakir and Terrel Bernard took a moment to pose in together.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The org intends to continue anniversary events throughout the coming year.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Congressional Republicans, who voted for the caps, say they are intended to stem a sharp rise in federal student lending over the past two decades that has driven the cost of attendance higher.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Louise Hémon The jury would also like to acknowledge a director whose film transported us into an extreme landscape, and created an unsettling atmosphere that kept us contemplating the nature of lust, education, and violence.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Deacon clatters off in his truck, leaving me to contemplate my new home.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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War is a realm of chance, accident, and volatility over which its participants can only ever hope to work a small measure of influence, as Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace reminds us.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Raisman makes the point that many people suffer in silence, but there is help and hope out there for them.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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The culprit for the rising electricity prices, according to Republicans, including Earle-Sears, is renewable energy and clean energy policies, such as the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which aims to transition the state’s electric grid to 100% clean energy by 2050.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, Shark Beauty launched its handheld FacialPro Glow tool, which aims to replicate the effects of a Hydrafacial and retails for $399 at Sephora.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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While this violation enrages the village’s women, the men who make up the Panchayat (village council) try and fail to cast her out of town.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The film followed Chan Lok-kwun (Raymond Lam), a mainland refugee trying to pay his way to a fake ID by winning bare-knuckle brawls.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Propose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propose. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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