- present participle of propose.
proposing
Example Sentences
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proposing to provide what it describes as additional clarity on the term “swap” that would include event contracts used in prediction market trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The findings come as state officials are proposing to overhaul decades-old pesticide regulations to toughen enforcement and standardize penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Finally, someone is proposing something new to take its place.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
The company is proposing an architecture to replace the traditional electronic network switches that control communications between servers with all optical devices.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Letters proposing madcap, unpublished ideas, often accompanied by hand-scribbled figures, were circulated among the members; it was a blog before blogs.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
