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as in hypothesis
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
started the discussion with the simple proposition that no one ever does anything out of pure altruism
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as in proposal
something which is presented for consideration
a neighbor with a business proposition to tell us about
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Recent Examples of proposition
These are not radical propositions.
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Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Doan credits their swift success to his cofounder’s knack for parlaying Vietnam’s thousand-year heritage in textile arts and crafts into propositions with a modern sensibility.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
Crypto’s essential value proposition is decentralization.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Building data centers in space remains a risky proposition, especially with AI investment evolving so rapidly and often unpredictably.
—Echo Wang, Reuters, 29 Jan. 2026
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Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Doan credits their swift success to his cofounder’s knack for parlaying Vietnam’s thousand-year heritage in textile arts and crafts into propositions with a modern sensibility.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
Crypto’s essential value proposition is decentralization.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Building data centers in space remains a risky proposition, especially with AI investment evolving so rapidly and often unpredictably.
—Echo Wang, Reuters, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposition
Noun
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But within a day, the entire hypothesis flopped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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This means that the probabilities for the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis remain completely unchanged by this suspicious draw.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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See video … LISTEN Tune in to hear how a sweeping immigration enforcement push in Minnesota and controversial New York proposal to limit cooperation are fueling political clashes.—
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FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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This past fall, there were reports that the Justice Department was considering proposals to ban trans people from purchasing guns.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Warsh’s theory of the case is built in part on his long-standing criticism of the Fed’s massive balance sheet.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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By calling itself an institute, the artist-run organization adopts the traditional markers of academic power while collapsing the hierarchies of collegiate critical theory and interdisciplinary studies programs.—
Catherine Taft,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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One student’s suggestion was to focus an equal amount of time on both history and current world events.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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For now at least there’s no suggestion of more advanced features like live re-routing.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The company began to test the thesis in Paris, where sprinter Noah Lyles emerged as a case study.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
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This earnings season, investors are starting to show signs of apprehension about AI’s investment thesis, putting pressure on some of the largest tech companies that have spent big to win the AI war.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The entry level rooms are a bit dated, though the addition of Alpine Suites in 2017 brought a sexy and spacious room category to the premises—each of them comes with spa showers, a fireplace, and sprawling mountain views.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Feb. 2026
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That Ahn centers characters in their 30s, who’ve attained a certain level of maturity but still feel adrift, makes for an inherently more interesting premise.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Proposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposition. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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