Thesaurus results for PROPOSING

proposing

verb

Definition of proposing next

present participle of propose

as in suggesting

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

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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 Bahrain, supported by Jordan and Arab Gulf states, is proposing a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at helping re-open Hormuz, according to the UAE. —

Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 The City Council is now proposing new design and operation standards for data centers and power plants within the city limits. —

Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026 Summergate Development, based in Lakeville, is proposing a residential development of 73 homes to be called Eastridge Heights at the southwest corner of Bailey Road and Sterling Avenue. —

Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026 According to a report from the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the scientists behind the material challenged six decades of convention by proposing their new composite material manufacturing method. —

Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026 Xcel Energy is proposing a new rate class for data centers that the company says is intended to ensure that the energy-intensive facilities pay their way instead of passing along the costs to residential and small-business customers. —

Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026 The new biennials that emerged in non-Western cities in these years offered an alternative to this idea that difference necessarily leads to conflict, proposing spaces in which difference could be staged without being territorialized. —

Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026 Water policy dominated the Fresno State forum, with candidates proposing new reservoirs, raising the height of dams and increasing recycling to boost Central Valley supply. —

Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026 There have been dueling proposals ever since, with some fighting to keep the Bears in Chicago proper, others fighting to help the stadium get built in Arlington Heights, and recently Northwest Indiana jumping into the fray, proposing sites for a new Bears stadium in Gary and Hammond. —

Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

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Verb

And that's certainly something the pope has suggesting himself, right?

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
At the same time, Buffett struck a notably calm tone on broader markets, suggesting that recent volatility doesn't come close to the kind of dislocations that historically created compelling opportunities for Berkshire.

— Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026