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put forward

British  

verb

  1. to propose; suggest

  2. to offer the name of; nominate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
put forward Idioms  

  1. Propose for consideration, as in His attorney put forward a claim on the property, or They put me forward for the post of vice-chair. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

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Two options are often put forward by experts: reducing fossil fuel consumption and significantly expanding renewables.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

As portfolios go, the one put forward by John Arnold, the billionaire energy trader turned philanthropist, doesn’t get simpler.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Minneapolis put forward a plan to spend $2 million on rental aid, with $1 million of that matched by a local entrepreneur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"We'll immediately put forward a bill. You'll see soon that it will reorganise how civil servants are paid and promoted, and create positive incentive structures," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Inspired by the controversy, in 1796 Cuvier wrote a landmark paper, Note on the Species of Living and Fossil Elephants, in which he put forward for the first time a formal theory of extinctions.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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