as in suggestion
something which is presented for consideration
the city council is accepting proposals for ways to use that land
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Recent Examples of proposal
Crisafulli has since distanced himself from the pledge, backing the plan to build in the park after his new government’s own review also recommended the proposal.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
But many environmental experts, including Earthjustice senior attorney Mychal Ozaeta, say the proposal caters to the coal industry rather than protecting communities.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
From that perspective, several core issues raised by the One Boca proposal deserve serious consideration.
—Michelle Grau, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Michael Benoit, founder of Contractor Bond, sees this shift regularly when reviewing renovation proposals.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposal
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Have a suggestion for a future story?—
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Other more outlandish suggestions have included Nicola Mendelsohn, the head of Meta’s global business group and a doyen of British business, and Tristram Hunt, a former broadcast journalist and Labour Party politician who now runs the Victoria & Albert Museum.—
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Sunday was the first day that teams would have sent out offers to players.—
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Brian Worrell was the second councilor to reject Breadon’s offer to be her vice president on Sunday, after Coletta Zapata passed on it and he was offered the post.—
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“Proposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposal. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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