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as in suggested
to set before the mind for consideration
he proposed that we go for a walk this afternoon
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as in planned
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 proposed
Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Its proposed 15% cap, the administration estimated, could save the government $4 billion annually.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
The interim government has also introduced a proposed General Amnesty Law covering acts of political violence dating back to 1999, while excluding serious crimes such as homicide, drug trafficking and human-rights abuses.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
In the time following 9/11, even conservatives voiced skepticism of the proposed Department of Homeland Security, writes Ta-Nehisi Coates.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
These territorial thorns aside, Zelensky has said a proposed three-way split of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant between the US, Russia and Ukraine remains a big stumbling block.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
In December, locals crowded into a planning commission meeting, where a public hearing on the proposed rezoning was on the agenda, leading to the postponement of the event.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Four schools stand less than a mile away from the proposed State Sunlight/Long well pad.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
The proposed rezoning is similar to past requests, as the airport expands and changes areas to compatible land uses, much to the dismay of many nearby residents.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025
Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Boston community leaders proposed a new plan to tackle the open-air drug market at and around Mass and Cass that focuses on getting addicts off the streets, out of jail and into recovery in order to avoid last summer’s crowding and chaos.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Takaichi has proposed tougher policies on immigration and foreigners, something that resonates with a growing frustration in Japan.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
The e-vote proposed by F1’s Power Unit Advisory Committee will take place in the coming days over the new hot test introduction.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Leeper proposed Wednesday to change that and Republicans, who have been staunch allies of homeschoolers, immediately protested.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Last week, American skier Breezy Johnson’s boyfriend proposed at the finish of her super-G run in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In 2021, then-Mayor Lamar Thorpe proposed a citywide crime-prevention plan to help local youths involved in illicit activities get off the streets.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Wise and others have proposed creating the replacement spaces by reducing the width of a sandy berm that divides the Kellogg Park parking lot on the west side of Camino del Oro.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The proposed four-story, 105-room hotel would be located on four lots immediately north of AJ’s Pizza, on the opposite side of Blackwell Lane, sandwiched between Matson Drive and Village Point.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Its proposed 15% cap, the administration estimated, could save the government $4 billion annually.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
The interim government has also introduced a proposed General Amnesty Law covering acts of political violence dating back to 1999, while excluding serious crimes such as homicide, drug trafficking and human-rights abuses.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
In the time following 9/11, even conservatives voiced skepticism of the proposed Department of Homeland Security, writes Ta-Nehisi Coates.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
These territorial thorns aside, Zelensky has said a proposed three-way split of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant between the US, Russia and Ukraine remains a big stumbling block.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
In December, locals crowded into a planning commission meeting, where a public hearing on the proposed rezoning was on the agenda, leading to the postponement of the event.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Four schools stand less than a mile away from the proposed State Sunlight/Long well pad.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
The proposed rezoning is similar to past requests, as the airport expands and changes areas to compatible land uses, much to the dismay of many nearby residents.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, who came to power after a US military operation removed President Nicolás Maduro, proposed the new amnesty law last month under pressure from Washington.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Boston community leaders proposed a new plan to tackle the open-air drug market at and around Mass and Cass that focuses on getting addicts off the streets, out of jail and into recovery in order to avoid last summer’s crowding and chaos.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Takaichi has proposed tougher policies on immigration and foreigners, something that resonates with a growing frustration in Japan.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
The e-vote proposed by F1’s Power Unit Advisory Committee will take place in the coming days over the new hot test introduction.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Leeper proposed Wednesday to change that and Republicans, who have been staunch allies of homeschoolers, immediately protested.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Last week, American skier Breezy Johnson’s boyfriend proposed at the finish of her super-G run in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In 2021, then-Mayor Lamar Thorpe proposed a citywide crime-prevention plan to help local youths involved in illicit activities get off the streets.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Wise and others have proposed creating the replacement spaces by reducing the width of a sandy berm that divides the Kellogg Park parking lot on the west side of Camino del Oro.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposed
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According to dispatch recordings reviewed by The Sacramento Bee, Choudri was arrested after officers were called to the home for an alleged fight between Starostyuk and Choudri’s 17-year-old daughter.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some viewers took issue with her response, seeing it as an improper handling of alleged misconduct.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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The better way to find love, Eastwick suggested, is to get to know romantic prospects in person, over time.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Priced at $400-700; three to five weekly treatments are suggested with results lasting several months.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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The ailing astronaut and the three others returned to Earth more than a month sooner than planned.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Crew-12 is a replacement crew for Crew-11, a team of four astronauts who returned to Earth earier than planned last month in what was the first-ever medical evacuation of the space station.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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At the festival outside San Jose's Eastridge Center, families posed for photos with large golden horse displays, a nod to the Chinese zodiac sign associated with speed, freedom and success.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The latter posed up a storm at The Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center, clad in a bold, texture-heavy outfit featuring suede boots.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Among the city’s primary efforts in the area is the East Riverside Corridor Planning Initiative, a project aimed at updating two documents intended to guide the area's future.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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The hearings are ostensibly intended to gather information, all of which will be summarized in a white paper being written by researchers at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This isn’t a distant hypothetical.—
Suzette Valladares,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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Responsibility is a group effort For Ahmet Öksüz, chairman of the Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association, the need for systemic transformation is no longer some future-facing hypothetical, but rather an existential imperative that demands both innovation and conscience.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Inside the private room of a Country Club Plaza steakhouse, top officials from the England national team contemplated their World Cup future.—
Sam McDowell
Updated February 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ohtani will remain the Dodgers’ leadoff hitter, and Roberts has contemplated slotting Smith down to fifth to fit Tucker into the top third of the order.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Proposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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