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as in suggested
to set before the mind for consideration
he proposed that we go for a walk this afternoon
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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
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Four schools stand less than a mile away from the proposed State Sunlight/Long well pad.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
The proposed rezoning is similar to past requests, as the airport expands and changes areas to compatible land uses, much to the dismay of many nearby residents.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025
The proposed union would include curators, conservators, educators, and retail workers.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Nov. 2025
These census blocks can then be aggregated by both the current and proposed maps.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The study says the proposed four-spacecraft constellation could spot these tornadoes on the fly.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Stark has also played a role in other city housing projects, such as expanding access to accessory dwelling units and assisting with the proposed Renter's Council.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2025
Officials said the proposed 8,137-square-foot Fire Station 94, next to Brentwood Veterans’ Memorial Hall on First Street, will enhance emergency response times.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Dark stars are hypothetical objects that are proposed to have existed in the early universe.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Mayor Mary Sheffield has proposed pursuing tax reforms to reduce the burden on residents, possibly replacing a property tax cut with revenue from new taxes.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026
It’s widely expected that Netflix, which proposed a cash-and-stock offer valued lower than Paramount’s, will amend its bid to expedite the transaction as institutional investors take sides in the sale.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
The standards effective fall 2027, for example, were first proposed in 2023 and not finalized until 2024.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
But on Wednesday, during a speech at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's annual Eggs and Issues event for the legislature, Governor Brian Kemp proposed a solution.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
But, while moving to punish states for enacting AI regulation, the administration has not yet proposed a national standard of its own.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Williams introduced legislation last year that proposed establishing a full-time Pardon and Parole Board, adding alternate positions and imposing penalties for board members who miss two or more meetings in a calendar year.
—Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch, 14 Jan. 2026
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In December, locals crowded into a planning commission meeting, where a public hearing on the proposed rezoning was on the agenda, leading to the postponement of the event.
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The lowest two floors will be 90 feet apart as initially proposed, Bertao said.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposed
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Kiefer Sutherland was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday after an alleged altercation with a ride-share driver.—
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Kiefer Sutherland was arrested following an alleged altercation with a rideshare driver.—
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Speaking to reporters in Shanghai after his meeting with Xi, Lee suggested that South Korea will not get involved with the dispute anytime soon.—
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Yorgos suggested Bugonia, which comes from an obscure Greek myth about a colony of bees that arises from the corpse of a cow.—
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More than 50 stores are planned for Denver and Colorado Springs, supported by a distribution center in Aurora.—
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All other dates in South America and Mexico City will continue as planned.—
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
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Justices posed various hypothetical questions throughout and, at times, got into tense lines of questioning while trying to understand the attorneys’ arguments and what previous cases reflect about this one.—
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The organization added that Stone spied Mo on the red carpet, posed for a few photos with the pup, and then decided the dog would be the perfect pet for her youngest son, Quinn.—
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The state has argued that males have biological advantages over females, and that the law was intended to protect women’s sports.—
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The state only has to prove that McKee intended and accomplished the murders.—
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Justices posed various hypothetical questions throughout and, at times, got into tense lines of questioning while trying to understand the attorneys’ arguments and what previous cases reflect about this one.—
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Hartnett suggested the hypothetical wasn’t necessarily what her side was arguing.—
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According to the governor’s office, the original design of the project contemplated the demolition of the synagogue on the One Brooklyn Health System campus, but following intervention from Hochul, the synagogue’s demolition has been removed from the plans for affordable housing.—
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One of the scenarios being contemplated is that only two-thirds or a majority of that number would need to turn out.—
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“Proposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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