proposals

NOUN

suggestion, presentation for action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bid idea motion offer outline overture plan program project proposition recommendation scheme

STRONG

angle design feeler layout pass picture pitch proffer scenario setup tender terms

WEAK

big idea brain child game plan

Antonyms

STRONGEST

condemnation refusal

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proposals

Interwoven with stories of life during wartime are proposals or instructions, allowing viewers to assess for themselves how much the works in the gallery reflect the artists’ original ideas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

That’s why the Moneyist reader’s two proposals only work together in an ideal world, if at all.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Lawmakers are now considering rival proposals for drone investment worth billions of dollars that could be passed as early as this week.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

New proposals by the Bureau of Reclamation may do more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

I got several marriage proposals from cute boys, some of them white, who sent their pictures.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals