PUTTING FORWARD Synonyms: 30 Similar Words

putting forward

phrase

present participle of put forward

as in suggesting

to set before the mind for consideration She put forward some clever ideas during last week's meeting.

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Recent Examples of putting forward State officials and election experts say the administration is putting forward baseless legal arguments to stir up confusion. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Ever since it was formally proposed by the astronomer Fritz Zwicky in the 1930s — and built upon in the 1970s by the astronomer Vera Rubin — cosmologists and astrophysicists have been putting forward their best candidates. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Putting forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20forward. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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