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verb

past tense of propose
1
as in suggested
to set before the mind for consideration he proposed that we go for a walk this afternoon

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2
as in planned
to have in mind as a purpose or goal we propose to buy a new house within the next year

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Recent Examples of proposed
Adjective
The proposed 1,800-square-foot shop would also have a dry storage area and 230-square-foot cooler. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026 The proposed law, which would federalize elections, require additional documentation in order to vote and curtail mail-in registration and ballots in all states, faces major logistical, legal and political hurdles. — Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 Newsom later eliminated state funding for the California Civic Media Program in his proposed 2026-27 budget, despite having celebrated the agreement in 2024. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Chapman said the proposed $3 hourly rate is consistent with rates in nearby cities. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 Monterey Park’s City Council had already banned data centers by ordinance, after a proposed 247,000-square-foot data center met an outpouring of public anger and concern. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 The proposed test, which the ED plans to implement by July 1st, 2026, is designed to measure the financial return on investment of postgraduate degree programs. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 June 2026 As another deadline approaches, the proposed Ohtani-to-Tampa Bay trade stands as an example — at least for the Rays — of how sometimes the best deals are the ones teams do not make. — Ken Rosenthal, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026 City staff discouraged a Fifth Avenue study due to uncertainty surrounding the proposed Building Up Illinois Developments (BUILD) Act, a set of legislative initiatives that — if passed by the General Assembly — would change local zoning laws. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
Verb
The measure was proposed by Council member Kelsea Bond last month after the city endured a brutal stretch of high heat and humidity around the Fourth of July. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Under Amendment 4, constitutional amendments proposed by the Legislature would still need just a statewide majority. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Then in the late winter, Mathon proposed rezoning all of its 188-acre Waterford Parkway South property, including the former airport’s runways and tie-down areas as well as large expanses of woodlands. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 The Securities Appellate Tribunal set aside that order that October, but the scrutiny continued to shadow Zee’s proposed $10 billion merger with Sony Pictures Networks India, which collapsed in January 2024. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Whatever solutions are proposed, Scotland has to become a hub for homegrown talent. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Mamdani hasn’t proposed any way of monitoring who buys what to prevent such an abuse that appears such an obvious threat. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 In the very weeks the heat was destroying Europe's harvest, the European Commission proposed slowing the EU's carbon market. — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 This session, lawmakers proposed HB1174, which would direct the Department of Justice to collect and track HOA complaints but stops short of giving the agency authority to investigate disputes or enforce state law. — Nora O'Neill 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposed
  1. alleged
  2. suggested
  3. planned
  4. presumed
  5. posed
  6. intended
  7. hypothetical
  8. contemplated
Adjective
  • The sheriff’s office’s Criminal Investigations Division began investigating Carroll on July 17 after receiving a report of the alleged crime.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Vans Warped Tour did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the alleged incident.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • Another study, published in 2023, suggested the lack of sudden, major floodwaters funneling into Lake Cahuilla, the larger historical predecessor to the Salton Sea, may have something to do with it.
    — Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Recent observations have suggested that this extreme world may retain an atmosphere despite temperatures that should have stripped lighter gases away long ago.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of suggested
Verb
  • The plan The state Department of Transportation planned to add toll lanes to an 11-mile stretch from uptown to the South Carolina border in order to address congestion.
    — DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Royals planned to have Isbel play seven to nine innings Friday and Saturday.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of planned
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of presumed
Verb
  • But the version posed to voters this year would take much longer — with the city’s first even-year election happening in 2034.
    — Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Progressive Democratic politicians have won major electoral victories across the country in recent months amid growing frustrations surrounding inequality, affordability and potential threats to job security posed by artificial intelligence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of posed
Verb
  • Researchers say the trial is not intended to replace existing treatments veterans are on, but to determine whether semaglutide could offer another option.
    — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • It is intended to replace the F-22 Raptor, which entered service in 2005 and remains one of the world’s most capable air-superiority fighters.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of intended
Adjective
  • Concerns around a hypothetical future patchwork shouldn’t prevent action today.
    — Caleb Knapp, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • For a standard Republican candidate, a hypothetical best-case scenario is a respectable loss in November.
    — Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hypothetical
Verb
  • Same exposure, two doors, and many agreements in force today never contemplated either one.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Hebrew has been contemplated with some envy by campaigners in other societies.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of contemplated

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