propounding

present participle of propound

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Verb
  • City officials are proposing cumulative 62% hikes to water rates and 31% hikes to sewer rates over four years — increases that would incrementally kick in between January 2026 and January 2029, if approved Tuesday.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • With the help of industry unions, Schiff and Friedman are attempting to pull together bipartisan coalitions within their respective chambers to pen bills proposing such an incentive.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These rare steroids were linked to ancient sponges, but the findings sparked debate, with some suggesting alternative origins, including non-biological processes.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Trump has fueled additional uncertainty by suggesting that his administration could use the shutdown to impose permanent cuts to the federal workforce and social programs.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The audience for wax museums is melting away in the digital age, when posing with a static dummy has come to feel rather quaint.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Netflix series is based on the Danish format Det Sidste Ord (The Last Word), which offers final interviews where major cultural icons, whether from the world of the arts, sports, politics or elsewhere, can look back on their lives with only someone posing questions in front of them.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Caroline Ervin, landscape designer and owner of The Georgetown Garden Shop, told shrubs that produce berries in the fall are especially valuable during migration season, offering essential nutrition to birds in need of high-fat, energy-rich foods.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Feller told Al Jazeera that Chinese employers would have to accommodate non-Mandarin speakers by offering English-language positions and improve work-life balance.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Propounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propounding. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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