proposing

verb

present participle of propose
1
as in suggesting
to set before the mind for consideration he proposed that we go for a walk this afternoon

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2
as in planning
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 proposing Many protesters are under 18, and Mélenchon — who is 75 and on his fourth presidential run — nodded to that future electorate by proposing to lower the voting age to 16. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 The city is proposing a two-year contract that would give firefighters an 8% raise in the first year, plus an additional 2% for those trained as paramedics, who currently make up about 87% of the department’s personnel. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 The commercial spaces Pulte is proposing will total to approximately 5,500 square feet each, reducing the site’s existing 90,000 square feet of retail space to a fraction of its current size, per the design plan. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The Department of Homeland Security is proposing schools certified to enroll foreign students pay $70,000 for a student’s initial OPT recommendation and $30,000 for any subsequent one, including an extension. — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026 District officials are proposing that county clerks then use precinct maps to determine which votes for Issue 7A should be counted. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Lawmakers from Colorado to Massachusetts are now proposing stricter consumer protections. — ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026 Norway’s government wants to get a handle on both the promise and peril of AI glasses, and is proposing that parliament enact a temporary ban on them in some places. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 But, if California is any indication, proposing a wealth tax will alienate the tech donors who have been crucial to the Democrats’ ability to compete with Republicans in some races. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposing
  1. suggesting
  2. planning
  3. posing
  4. intending
  5. offering
  6. contemplating
  7. going
  8. aiming
Verb
  • Many commenters criticize the low pay for teachers, suggesting that economic pressures drive educators to seek additional income through unconventional means.
    — Dan Simmons, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • TouchBistro research reported by Restaurant Dive found that Gen Z and millennials frequently eat alone, suggesting dining without company is already a familiar routine for many younger adults.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggesting
Verb
  • In another message, Urich shares a speech Netanyahu is planning to give.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That unique gallery purchased the building in 2018 for $3 million, but officials there didn’t begin planning its future in earnest until Cap City vacated its lease and closed in July 2025.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • The men appear to have developed a close relationship and often share pictures together on their socials, including posing together at the 2021 Los Angeles premiere of the Peter Jackson’s Beatles miniseries Get Back (see above).
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
  • One image showed Patton posing for a mirror selfie at what appeared to be the White House.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of posing
Verb
  • The idea is that individuals pursuing their own interests in a free market can, without intending it, advance the interests of society as a whole.
    — Linda K. Brown Stroh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The plane was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv and was intending to land at Ben Gurion midmorning on a busy weekday.
    — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of intending
Verb
  • The pop-up, called Sheep, debuted on July 8 in the rooftop restaurant space at the hotel, offering a $95 per person four-course tasting menu focused on open-fire cooking.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The agency is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the responsible parties.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of offering
Verb
  • The offer came at a time when Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and many other public school districts in Florida, have closed or consolidated schools and are contemplating even more closures.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Players sitting on the fence contemplating whether or not to commit to LIV Golf's future will be allowed to sit a bit longer.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of contemplating
Verb
  • And then, largely as a byproduct of the scaremongering around the AIDS crisis, there was a sense of things going backwards.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Seeing that table filled with this much talent, funding and support is what keeps us going.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • That was the case with hydraulic mining in the West, which involved aiming a torrent of water under high pressure to blast away soil and boulders to expose the underlying gold veins.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In addition, Saint Laurent is aiming to double its sales to VICs by 2030, and to double its business in Asia within the same time frame.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of aiming

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“Proposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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