- present tense form of propose (3rd person singular).
proposes
Example Sentences
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This one is focused on how lonely many of us are despite being constantly connected with everyone in our lives through our phones, and proposes a way to change it.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Between bites of a chocolate ice cream bar, Coleman proposes continuing on toward Santa Clarita, via the twisties on Bouquet Canyon and Spunky Canyon roads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The order also proposes splitting the MMR into “three separate single-disease shots,” to be administered at separate medical visits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Idealism broadly proposes that consciousness or mind is central to the nature of reality.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
One side proposes that Monte Alban formed because maize agriculture allowed the Oaxaca Valley’s population to grow so much that the rural villages naturally clustered into something resembling cities.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
