put forward

phrase

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Recent Examples of put forward Israel is rejecting a 15-point Gaza proposal put forward by the Board of Peace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, declaring that Israeli forces will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas fully gives up its weapons. Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Their goal was to test the leading theory, first put forward in the 1980s, that turbulence — the irregular motion of air currents in the atmosphere — caused shadow bands. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 Around the same period, plans were also put forward for Lee Highway. Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 Another of witnesses put forward by the attorney general’s office was Maureen Condic, an animal biologist with no clinical experience whose professional publications have exclusively involved animal research. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put forward
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put forward
put forth
Phrase
  • No direct evidence has been put forth linking Samson’s fatal flight to an electrical jolt.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Even the measures that have been put forth by the government have been poorly executed.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Put forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20forward. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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