propounded

past tense of propound

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Recent Examples of propounded Virginia may have established a representative body, the House of Burgesses, in 1619, but the mid-century Cavalier elite continued to accept the divine right of kings as the Stuart monarchs had propounded it. James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
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Verb
  • His comments come seven months after Tiley proposed a move in the opposite direction by suggesting that best-of-five-set matches be introduced in the women’s competition at the Australian Open from the quarter-finals onwards.
    Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The team also proposed combining naval guns with electronic warfare and laser defenses.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Glastonbury approved a 48-apartment project in June after extensive litigation, but has suggested that further legal action could take place before construction begins.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Pegula suggested some of the friction may simply be newcomers learning those traditions.
    Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rubio said decisions were made case by case and depended on the threat posed by a vessel, its location and local laws.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Attendees posed for selfies with our supermodel cover stars Anok Yai and Alex Consani, got their curls refreshed with Wella Professionals, and had their foreheads smoothed at VIP neuromodulator appointments.
    Jennet Jusu, Allure, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Propounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propounded. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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