as in to propose
to set before the mind for consideration
let us propound the question whether mercy killing should ever be an option
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Recent Examples of propound
The complexity is compounded by separate regulators for many parts of the health-care economy, some of which propound different security guidelines from one another, or none at all.
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Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Goldwasser was less inclined than other faculty to propound the excellence of W.V.U.’s graduate math programs.
—Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
As lovely as hair looks when worn down with a witch hat and as timeless as a low, knotted bun à la Margaret Hamilton may be, Hudgens propounds another option: low, braided pigtails.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Oct. 2023
Today, many scholars dismiss the imperialist, racist logics propounded by the founders of modern international relations theory as merely reflecting the prejudices of an unenlightened era: sins not egregious enough to diminish the value of the sinners’ good works.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Goldwasser was less inclined than other faculty to propound the excellence of W.V.U.’s graduate math programs.
—Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
As lovely as hair looks when worn down with a witch hat and as timeless as a low, knotted bun à la Margaret Hamilton may be, Hudgens propounds another option: low, braided pigtails.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Oct. 2023
Today, many scholars dismiss the imperialist, racist logics propounded by the founders of modern international relations theory as merely reflecting the prejudices of an unenlightened era: sins not egregious enough to diminish the value of the sinners’ good works.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propound
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State Senator-elect David Gregory, who proposed the bounty-hunter-style system, wants to allow bail bond agents to be certified to go after those believed to have crossed the border illegally.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Toya, however, proposes a different approach: locking Heavenly, Tea, and Contessa in a room together to hash things out.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2025
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But the Starship spacecraft stopped delivering telemetry, suggesting that the spacecraft may have been lost.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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With the pledge to reach 5 percent, Lithuania will become the first NATO member to meet a defense spending goal recently suggested by President-elect Donald Trump.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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These ongoing projects pose challenges to fitting in a NASCAR return within the year.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Three women posed for a photo on a beach in the 1980s.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Propound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propound. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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