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propose v.
propound v.

VERB

propose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask come up with introduce nominate offer recommend request submit urge

STRONG

adduce advance advise affirm assert broach contend counsel invite kibitz name pose prefer press proffer proposition propound solicit state tender volunteer

WEAK

hit on hold out lay on the line make a motion make a pitch move for propone put forward put to put up set forth speak one's piece spitball

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer discourage dissuade ignore reply

STRONG

deny reject retreat take back

WEAK

condemn disbelieve oppose refuse repulse

VERB

propound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broach proffer set forth

STRONG

adduce advance advise affirm ask assert contend counsel introduce invite kibitz name nominate offer pose prefer press proposition recommend request solicit state submit suggest tender urge volunteer

WEAK

come up with hit on hold out lay on the line make a motion make a pitch move for propone put forward put to put up speak one's piece spitball

Antonyms

STRONG

answer deny disapprove discourage dissuade ignore refuse reject reply retreat take back tell withdraw withhold

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lay before

In the hotel room, Spark’s pens and papers lay before her, but on that particular morning she decided to use them for something different.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Ghassan Daghlas, the governor of the Nablus region, which includes Tell, attended a funerary prayer at the Nabuls hospital where the bodies lay before the burial, his office said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

The quintet could never have imagined what lay before them.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025

Suddenly, what lay before me was a night filled with endless possibilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025

In this condition we could never cross the Pamir Mountains, which lay before Samarkand.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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