propose
verb (used with object)
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action.
has been proposing
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present perfect progressiveof propose (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Another group, World Players, put out a detailed spreadsheet that compared WADA’s reforms to what the group has been proposing.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2021
But Oxitec has been proposing to experimentally release GM mosquitos in the Keys since 2011, and the plan has long been met with suspicion among locals and debate among scientists.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2021
And Gen. Jim Jones has been proposing sort of—that our military commanders, combatant commanders, work closely with our diplomatic corps, and including the business community in all this.
From Time ● Jun. 18, 2015
John Latham, a climate scientist based in Colorado, has been proposing ways to do that for more than two decades.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 19, 2013
"Lesbia has been proposing to me the marriage of Rufinus Sulla, a connection of hers, and, as you know, one of Nero's intimates, with Aemilia."
From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
