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
  • Rituals are performed, oaths proposed and broken, and tensions escalate as the unburied body decays.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • One theory, proposed in seminal papers by the Italian hydrologist Andrea Rinaldo and colleagues in the early 1990s, says that river networks are elongated at large scales because this is the most energy-efficient way of transporting water downhill.
    Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Media reports have suggested however, that Ocalan’s conditions in his island prison off Istanbul will likely be improved, giving him broader visiting conditions and communication with the outside world.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Those same experts suggested that even with permanent approval, long-term oil drilling in the region also could be a high-stakes gamble.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In one photo, the family of four posed together on the beach with Sybil sporting a playful pout while the rest of the bunch grinned.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The political dilemma posed by restructuring goes beyond Xi’s affinity for industry.
    Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Propounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propounded. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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