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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
That’s a losing proposition for servers and restaurants.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Third, TiVo and its DVR disrupted the existing relationship between television industry incumbents and the business models and value propositions based on the traditional broadcasting model.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
That the value proposition is unwavering.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The industry fought hard to retain its proposition bets, which allow gamblers to wager on individual athletes’ performances and to combine those performances into bigger packages, known as parlays.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Third, TiVo and its DVR disrupted the existing relationship between television industry incumbents and the business models and value propositions based on the traditional broadcasting model.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
That the value proposition is unwavering.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
The industry fought hard to retain its proposition bets, which allow gamblers to wager on individual athletes’ performances and to combine those performances into bigger packages, known as parlays.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposition
Noun
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The people who bombed the interviews were the ones who developed a hypothesis and held it to the last breath because developing strategy is inherently fuzzy at first.—
Lynn Comp,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Among the most important undecidable statements is the continuum hypothesis (CH), proved to be undecidable in the Gödelian sense by Paul Cohen in 1963.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 2026
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The bill contained several proposals lawmakers weren’t able to get over the finish line in previous years — including a section addressing the warehouse workforce.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Seen in this light, the announcements from Iran are likely more signaling than a genuine policy proposal.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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This is as important, and as boring, in theory, as picking a fund for your 401(k), yet, improbably, the draft has become one of the largest events on the sporting calendar.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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To overcome this problem, the study authors used a mathematical framework called the theory of functional connections (TFC).—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Matching the anything-goes vibe that flows through the resort, the breezy restaurant pavilion is merely a suggestion—ordering lunch or dinner to your private terrace, a candlelit table on the beach, or one of the dozen-or-so secret seating nooks scattered around the property is actively encouraged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Addressing Canal+‘s investment in UGC, one of France’s top exhibition chains, Saada sought to downplay suggestions of an imminent takeover while leaving the door open to a future acquisition.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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That thesis is plausible, but the shift has not yet happened at scale.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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All the more curious then that the majority of students referenced war zones or used their senior theses to protest governmental suppression.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Russia’s largest airport — Moscow’s Sheremetyevo — said drone debris had fallen on its premises without causing damage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Still, Garance’s death stare into the void, where this woman is still hard-boozing 90 minutes into the movie, starts to run its premise thin despite Exarchopoulos’ terrific and totally internalized turn.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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“Proposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposition. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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