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as in hypothesis
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
started the discussion with the simple proposition that no one ever does anything out of pure altruism
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as in proposal
something which is presented for consideration
a neighbor with a business proposition to tell us about
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Recent Examples of proposition
Lurking beneath the distribution problem is a more fundamental challenge to the private equity value proposition.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2026
That’s a huge gap, and, purely in financial terms, the new stock looks like a risky proposition.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Alford said that Live Nation’s 2010 merger with Ticketmaster was a flawed proposition from the startt.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 8 June 2026
That’s a compelling proposition.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2026
That’s a huge gap, and, purely in financial terms, the new stock looks like a risky proposition.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Alford said that Live Nation’s 2010 merger with Ticketmaster was a flawed proposition from the startt.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 8 June 2026
That’s a compelling proposition.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposition
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The memory consolidation hypothesis holds that sleep talking may be a byproduct, or even a signal, of the brain’s nightly memory processing.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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One answer is the Rare Earth hypothesis, which theorizes that our planet really is special.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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Preliminary results shared by the federal government showed that nearly 55% of voters rejected the proposal, with nationwide turnout almost 59%.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The report estimates that 300 state data center bills were filed in the first six weeks of 2026, with statewide moratorium proposals introduced in 14 states.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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For a lender, the practical question is not whether the theory still exists.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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If that theory still holds, putative 2028 Democratic candidate Rahm Emanuel has an early advantage — in the bike lane.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2026
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There are even some wilder suggestions out there, like moving Earth’s orbit farther from the Sun or removing some of the Sun’s mass to tame the red giant.—
Scott K. Johnson,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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While this might seem like the logical next step in the hiring process for a Ryan Murphy show, the suggestion felt anything but.—
Connor Hines,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The investment thesis here is not that any single space company, including SpaceX, will necessarily dominate the next era.—
Nigel Morris,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The gauziness of the thesis here is matched by the generality of the characters and their lives.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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While there's no presidential library on the premises, there is a branch of the Chicago Public Library.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Anthropic built its entire corporate narrative on the premise that models like Mythos pose such severe risks that they should never be released to the public.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Proposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposition. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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