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put forward

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Definition of put forward

as in suggest

to set before the mind for consideration She put forward some clever ideas during last week's meeting.

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Recent Examples of put forward The map is an update of a 2024 edition and puts forward new boundaries for the ancient Aitkenian, Nectarian and Imbrian lunar periods. — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026 California’s secretary of state would be a nonpartisan position under a new proposal put forward by Republican Assembly members, who say the change is needed to restore faith in the state’s elections. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Show Must Go On, his new Netflix special, dropping on Tuesday, is a considerably more vulnerable effort than anything the South Carolina native has ever put forward. — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 Jason Hansberger, director of the DAF-Stanford AI Studio, talked about his experience in the defense industry, and put forward a novel suggestion involving two different modes of thinking about autonomous design. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put forward

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put forth

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Other biopics seek to peel back the layers of a public persona; Primetime puts forth a version of Hansen where the surface is all there is.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
The House of Representatives has put forth the SELF DRIVE Act — the first version of a federal autonomous vehicle framework that includes heavy trucks.

— Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

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