put forward
Britishverb
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to propose; suggest
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to offer the name of; nominate
Example Sentences
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“It is a good idea to put forward a new instrument that can be enacted faster,” said Oliver Richtberg, the head of foreign trade at European machine manufacturers’ association VDMA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
But as discussion turned to Grant, Hesmondhalgh put forward one of the most convincing cases of the night.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The upper house of Swiss parliament backed a proposal to ease new capital demands on the group, while rejecting a stricter requirement in a bill put forward by the country’s government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Finally, he put forward the stock-to-flow model for evaluating bitcoin’s worth, one of the most popular.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
It was always the pigs who put forward the resolutions.The other animals understood how to vote, but could never think of any resolutions of their own.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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