propounded

Definition of propoundednext
past tense of propound

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for propounded
Verb
  • Penn State researchers have proposed that the fury of a lightning bolt can be tamed, shrunk, and triggered on a lab bench inside a piece of acrylic no bigger than a deck of cards.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Nance proposed bringing the story of rampant fraud to a handpicked journalist, who would interview a suspect cooperating with police, a retailer and someone whose identity had been stolen for the scam.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Globally, real coastal sea levels are on average about a foot higher than previous models suggested.
    Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Researchers have suggested that Little Foot could belong to the prometheus or africanus species under Australopithecus, or perhaps even be a previously unknown human relative.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Residents may require medication management and may have previously posed a potential risk to harm themselves or others, but any aggressive behavior must have occurred no less than six months prior to being admitted.
    Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The model also recently posed for V Magazine wearing a long leather cape and knee-high boots—and not much else.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Propounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propounded. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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