moot
adjective
have mooted
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present perfectof moot.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Some have mooted a return to acting for Meghan, who previously starred in the legal drama, Suits, though no one I spoke to recently felt this was realistic.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
Portugal's government approved on Thursday the abolition of the scandal-hit immigration agency SEF, whose border force officers, uncertain about their future, have mooted industrial action during the usually busy Easter period.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2023
Although the Duffer brothers have mooted the possibility of either one or two more seasons, it’s starting to look like Netflix needs to keep it around as long as it can.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2019
Several governments have mooted constitutional change to try to build a lasting political programme, he said.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2017
Venizelos is said to have mooted it to Mr. James Bourchier in May 1911.
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by John Holland Rose
