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 For example, states like New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois are already proposing wealth taxes. — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Among them is a Washington think tank that recently released a paper proposing the capping of annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Reports suggest mediators are proposing a 10-day ceasefire between the two adversaries. — Sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan,tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 20 July 2026 Kansas City is proposing a $100 million bond to support the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which aims to create and rehabilitate affordable housing in the city and address blight by renovating vacant properties. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 In 1991, social scientist Michael Sherraden wrote a book proposing Individual Development Accounts. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 McCarty made his comments after a June 23 meeting with Provident, a developer who is proposing building a 21-acre data center at 5201 Rufe Snow Drive, which is in a commercial area near a Walmart and Home Depot. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 In this case, after proposing the rule in December and receiving more than 30,000 comments, the administration is abandoning the rule. — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 13 July 2026 Princess Margaret’s grandson Samuel Chatto is engaged after proposing to his girlfriend Eleanor Ekserdijian. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposing
  1. suggesting
  2. planning
  3. posing
  4. intending
  5. offering
  6. contemplating
  7. going
  8. aiming
Verb
  • But beyond those dates, bookings for June 10 through July 19 totaled 430K nights, roughly flat compared to last year, suggesting no real uplift on those days, Linda Rollins, an AirDNA research analyst told the Miami Herald.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
Definition of suggesting
Verb
  • Tom Burwell, Sunderland’s chief executive, is alongside Ghisolfi in planning the next steps.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Pimpton was initially planning to enter the portal, but opted to return to Fort Worth for another year.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Other reports also underscore the escalating economic costs and the 'new normal' of climate extremes, with heat, flooding, and drought posing major risks.
    — Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Just shy of his first birthday, a young Prince William steadied himself with the help of parents Princess Diana and Prince Charles while posing for photos on a picnic blanket.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of posing
Verb
  • Another resident spoke of downloading a smartphone app to track decibel levels throughout the day, intending to document the noise of the coaster screams and report any violations.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Skyfall plans to acquire a small B2B SaaS or e-commerce company for up to $1 million, intending to run it almost entirely with AI.
    — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of intending
Verb
  • Goldman Sachs has launched a new alternative investments platform, offering wealthy clients direct access to late-stage private companies and secondary market liquidity for illiquid stakes.
    — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The treatment menu is similarly tight, offering a handful of massages plus a couple of facial treatments—most of which use products from French brand Cinq Mondes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of offering
Verb
  • Leaders do not have the luxury of sitting in the corner contemplating their feelings or hoping someone will stroke their egos.
    — Chris Adams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • After spending the dramatic hour contemplating a promotion — one that would take him away from his ship and his crew — Captain Pike relays his final decision.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 July 2026
Definition of contemplating
Verb
  • That just keeps the question going, because the movie at its core is a question for the audience, less than an answer.
    — William Earl, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • The second apron, a payroll threshold far above the luxury tax, has garnered the attention of the basketball world since its inception in 2023 because of the strategic repercussions that come with going above it.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • The team has to be good by 2027-28 The Rangers are aiming for the playoffs this coming season, which feels like a reasonable goal.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Qolab replaces traditional Josephson junction fabrication with precision subtractive etching, aiming to improve qubit coherence and manufacturing consistency.
    — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of aiming

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