as in suggestion
something which is presented for consideration
the city council is accepting proposals for ways to use that land
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Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Ahead of a final budget vote later this month, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has withdrawn her proposal to increase the county’s gas tax, which was intended to generate $5 million for the transit system.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The proposal, which was put forward this week, called on Hamas to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for negotiations to end the war in the enclave.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The city’s planning commission first discussed the proposal at a meeting last week.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Ahead of a final budget vote later this month, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has withdrawn her proposal to increase the county’s gas tax, which was intended to generate $5 million for the transit system.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The proposal, which was put forward this week, called on Hamas to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for negotiations to end the war in the enclave.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The city’s planning commission first discussed the proposal at a meeting last week.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposal
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In my experience as an outfitter, Altra has always been my go-to suggestion whenever a customer walks in complaining about foot problems.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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Have suggestions for future picks?—
Melody Wilding,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tim Cook and his team now have a stack of real-world consumer information on a cheaper and lower-specced MacBook thanks to the Walmart offer.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Neither Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin nor the camp representing star forward Kirill Kaprizov are saying much after the team’s potentially history-making first contract offer was reportedly rejected.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Proposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposal. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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