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propose
verb as in suggest, present for action
Strong matches
adduce, advance, advise, affirm, assert, broach, contend, counsel, invite, kibitz, name, pose, prefer, press, proffer, proposition, propound, solicit, state, tender, volunteer
Weak matches
hit on, hold out, lay before, 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
verb as in intend; have in mind
Strong matches
contemplate, mean, mind, purpose, scheme
Weak match
verb as in ask for hand in marriage
Example Sentences
The former Scottish Premier League football chief is now an investor in, and board member of, rugby union's proposed breakaway R360 league.
The authors propose to force all Medicare patients into private Medicare Advantage plans by making it the default option, laying the groundwork to fully privatize Medicare.
In 2017, she was the lead author on a paper in the academic journal Public Health Panorama, which is published by the World Health Organization, that proposed a new fumes-related disease called “aerotoxic syndrome.”
The proposed league, organized by the NBA and the International Basketball Federation, would include 14 to 16 teams, including a combination of existing basketball powers and new franchises in major European cities.
The setup is reminiscent of the early 1990s, when drug stocks were pummeled by fears of “Hillarycare,” the Clinton administration’s proposed healthcare overhaul.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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