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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
Brooks Gibbs, a part of the Save the Garden Coalition, which is proposing a plan that will memorialize African-American history in Clearwater, published a statement in response to the attorney general’s letter.
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Colbi Edmonds, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The agreement proposes annual wage increases of 1.3 percent in 2024, 1.4 percent in 2025, and 1.5 percent in 2026, along with six full cost-of-living adjustments for career employees.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
North Sacramento prosecutor Sacramento City Councilmember Roger Dickinson proposed a principal criminal attorney to act as a community prosecutor for North Sacramento during public comment.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
The goal for the ordinance is to limit the out-of-pocket fees for potential renters when applying to rental properties, according to Councilwoman Sarah Moore, who first proposed the ordinance to the City Council at its March 4 meeting.
—Grace Hurt, Arkansas Online, 28 May 2025
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Colbi Edmonds, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The agreement proposes annual wage increases of 1.3 percent in 2024, 1.4 percent in 2025, and 1.5 percent in 2026, along with six full cost-of-living adjustments for career employees.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
North Sacramento prosecutor Sacramento City Councilmember Roger Dickinson proposed a principal criminal attorney to act as a community prosecutor for North Sacramento during public comment.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
The goal for the ordinance is to limit the out-of-pocket fees for potential renters when applying to rental properties, according to Councilwoman Sarah Moore, who first proposed the ordinance to the City Council at its March 4 meeting.
—Grace Hurt, Arkansas Online, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propose
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The 4% rule prompts many financial planners to suggest Americans should aim to save $1 million for retirement.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Reports suggested that Daltrey was unhappy with Starkey’s playing on the night, and a number of songs were cut short.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
29 May 2025
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The reservation platform OpenTable reports 52% of consumers planned to go it alone at restaurants in 2025.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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The company apparently plans to use the design of the Vision Pro's visionOS software as a jumping-off point for the new designs, introducing more transparency and UI elements that appear to be floating on the surface of your screen.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Washington and Seoul have expressed concern that, in return, Kim may seek Russian technology transfers that could enhance the threat posed by his nuclear-armed military.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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Securing Airspace for the World Cup and Olympics Overall, the EOs are more focused on high-level threats posed by drones.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2025
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Going forward, the owners intend to integrate Vinyl Me, Please with its VinylBox and VNYL brands as a sister operation specializing in premium audio.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
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The move was intended to boost subscriptions to then-fledgling HBO Max.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Instead of a revolution, this new approach contemplated a middle way between capitalism and socialism, one premised on a cooperative relationship between workers and management.—
Time,
Time,
29 May 2025
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Though the film doesn’t provide a satisfactory resolution to these threads, the time the audience spends contemplating them is mostly enjoyable.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Then, in April, the New York Post reported that Clarkson hoped to leave the series when her contract was up, though there was no comment from either Clarkson’s team or series producer NBCUniversal at the time.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
28 May 2025
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Anyone who watches the Rolling Loud stream of Playboi Carti’s performance will be inundated with a constant flow of banner ads from a cavalcade of companies hoping to profit from their proximity to the biggest rapper in the world.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
28 May 2025
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Phonics could solve California’s reading crisis After decades of debate over how to teach reading amid stubbornly low test scores, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Miller is aiming at something deeper and more elusive.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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It’s designed to combat re-arrest and re-incarceration after imprisonment—known as recidivism, create jobs and build dignity for those the system tries to forget.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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This has always been an issue with AMD, Nvidia, and Intel's board partners, who try to add things like fancy cooling, lighting, or marginal overclocks to justify raising the price.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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“Propose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propose. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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