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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Goldwasser was less inclined than other faculty to propound the excellence of W.V.U.’s graduate math programs.
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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
One of the baser conspiratorial elements of the theory is that the globe-earth lie is propounded so that people will believe their lives are meaningless.
—Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2022
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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
One of the baser conspiratorial elements of the theory is that the globe-earth lie is propounded so that people will believe their lives are meaningless.
—Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2022
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“Propound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propound. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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