proposals

plural of proposal

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Recent Examples of proposals Although proposals for a memorial had emerged shortly after Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, decades of political disagreement over its design, location and purpose had delayed construction. Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 Failure to address these legitimate public concerns internally risks inviting external government intervention, as evidenced by emerging state-level legislative proposals. David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Still skeptical Some prediction market industry executives believe CFTC rules around affiliates need to be stricter than the current proposals. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026 At the July 22 meeting, Suarez was among several commissioners who questioned the city administration’s proposals. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Often, proposals for new developments have faced pushback from resident groups. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 This can help with proposals, interviews, leadership conversations, reputation repair, or being seen for the quality of your work. Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 Despite its failure, Iceworm remains one of the most ambitious military engineering proposals ever conceived. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 Volunteers and staff with the nonprofit foundation removed alligatorweed from the shoals manually but are working on grant proposals to remove more. John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposals
Noun
  • Team members are then encouraged to make suggestions for supporting each other.
    Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Merseyside sources have played down suggestions of a formal bid for the Canada international, but talks have taken place between the two clubs.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Nottingham Forest and Newcastle’s offers for the Sweden international have been rejected.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • These days, email inboxes are bursting at their digital seams—bloated with cold sales offers and other white noise.
    James Davis, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Proposals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposals. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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