- present tense form of propose (3rd person singular).
proposes
Example Sentences
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Ms. Komatireddy also proposes to create a new office of civil commitment, staffed with law enforcement and healthcare professionals, to help address homelessness and drug deaths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The team proposes that a sheet of magma forced its way through layers of marine sediment at the Zaonega Formation, which at the time lay beneath a prehistoric ocean.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Unlike the children in the book — well, for one thing, they are not children — they are not punished for being bad, but only for losing at whatever games the series proposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
After a prime minister resigns, the Speaker of the Riksdag holds talks with all parties to proposes a candidate for the next leader, which is then voted on by MPs.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
If anyone proposes another match race between these two super horses,” wrote a reporter after the race, “henceforth, he will be tried in the morning for treason, mutiny, mopery and non compos mentis.'''’
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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