Thesaurus results for PROPOSES

proposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of propose

as in suggests

to set before the mind for consideration he proposed that we go for a walk this afternoon

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as in intends

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 proposes The Willowgrove project proposes 1,250 units on a site north of Covell Boulevard and east of the Village Farms site. —

Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026 No investor would accept a due diligence process run by someone with a financial stake in the outcome, yet that is the oversight model this rule proposes for $110 billion in public research funds paid by tax dollars. —

Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Photographer Robin Harper proposes an action shot in the courtyard of Penske Media’s headquarters as clouds give way to the sun over West Los Angeles. —

Katie Abel, Footwear News, 1 June 2026 Robert Krasner proposes reforming the system to help recruitment and retention. —

Allison Deangelis, STAT, 1 June 2026 Hilton proposes to reform the California Environmental Quality Act so that only government prosecutors can sue, preventing private individuals and organizations from stopping or delaying new housing projects. —

Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 This bill also proposes a limited antitrust exemption related to transfers and eligibility, topics where there is likely to be some support. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 May 2026 Posadas proposes expanding the reproductive justice framework to include not just having kids but participating in all the care tasks needed to sustain human society. —

Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 May 2026 The team proposes that such conditions persisted at Hapcheon, forming a hydrothermal lake capable of supporting microbial ecosystems. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026

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The evidence suggests that a seemingly random sequence in an innocuous GPS field is broadcast to any device that asks for positioning data (yes, that includes your phone).

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
As the name suggests, the night was centered around facilitating deep conversations between strangers, a task much easier when phone usage is kept to a minimum, event organizers said.

— Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026