move for

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 before lay on the line make a motion make a pitch 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 before lay on the line make a motion make a pitch 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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move for

China’s central economic planning agency brought in several academics and chip experts to help run the project, an unusual move for top government bodies which usually keep decision-making in-house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Villa have sold Morgan Rogers to Chelsea for £117m - a record move for an English player - a week after Youri Tielemans joined Manchester United.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Over the past five years, the average post-earnings move for Tesla’s stock has been about 8%, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

If Chelsea's move for Lacroix is successful, the future of Trevoh Chalobah, who has interest from Como, will come further into question.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Not that she can move, for her legs seem suddenly to have been hammered into the ground beneath her.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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