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as in hypothesis
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
started the discussion with the simple proposition that no one ever does anything out of pure altruism
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as in proposal
something which is presented for consideration
a neighbor with a business proposition to tell us about
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Recent Examples of proposition
And, second, Wrexham will now be a more attractive proposition to other lenders, should future money be required for, say, stadium development or building a new training ground.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Friends Tab isn’t an either/or proposition, and will coexist with more recent forms of content distribution.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Economists have already called cutting property taxes a risky proposition that could cost the state’s cities and counties $43 billion in revenue.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, if Louisiana’s maps are struck down, one of the biggest losers will be the fairly basic proposition that the law should operate in a predictable way.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Friends Tab isn’t an either/or proposition, and will coexist with more recent forms of content distribution.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Economists have already called cutting property taxes a risky proposition that could cost the state’s cities and counties $43 billion in revenue.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, if Louisiana’s maps are struck down, one of the biggest losers will be the fairly basic proposition that the law should operate in a predictable way.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proposition
Noun
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The objective was to confuse enemy U-boat captains trying to determine the speed and direction of those ships, and a 1919 study seemed to support that hypothesis.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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Refraining from adding personal conjecture or hypotheses might reduce any bias LLMs bring into their calculations.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Other changes coming soon - stemming from proposals by the administration of President Donald Trump - could affect their coverage and its cost.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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But the governor’s communications director, when asked for a response on the proposal, doubled down on DeSantis’ immigration comments last month.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Even if someone attempted to build one of the machines depicted in these blueprints, however, researchers point out that undecidability is a feature of physical theories and cannot literally exist in real experiments.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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One of Hennigan’s leading theories is that the Grimes girls’ murders have a possible link to the 1955 murders of three young brothers, John, Anton, and Robert Schuessler, according to local WGN.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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As the marketing meeting for Howard's film finally begins, Maya put Matt on the spot to deliver the note, only for Howard to recall, in detail, Matt's embarrassing suggestion from the screening of A Beautiful Mind in front of everyone.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Contact Hyatt with suggestions, tips and scoops at +1-720-951-2080 (Signal) or jhyatt@forbes.com.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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This moment of revelation should, by all rights, be the sweeping and profound thesis statement of The White Lotus’s third season.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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If that’s the case the short-term pain may prove too much to bear, regardless of the longer-term thesis.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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Based in the Oise department since 1990, the factory moved into its current premises in 2021.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
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At the time, the street was mainly occupied by military officers and their wives, until tailors started to take premises in the 1800s, with Henry Poole opening the first brick and mortar store in the late 1840s.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Proposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposition. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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