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as in directed
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
the new accounting system is aimed at reducing costs
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as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
aimed to have his paper all done in time to go to the movies
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Recent Examples of aimed
The Dan Beard Council celebrated the opening the Dever Family Foundation Skilled Trades Education Center – a major investment aimed at expanding hands‑on learning and workforce training opportunities for area youth.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
Switzerland is set to vote this summer on a proposal aimed at capping the country’s population at 10 million, the latest effort by the nation’s leading right-wing party to restrict immigration.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
California’s most recent ones had been aimed at a zero vehicle emissions standard in the next 10 years.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Its co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei has promised a clearer focus on the safety of the better-than-human technology called artificial general intelligence that both San Francisco firms aimed to build.
—Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
The move, aimed at teen safety, has sparked intense backlash and privacy concerns from the platform's adult users.
—John Tufts, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
It’s aimed at caregivers, friends and relatives with little or no training but also professionals who need professional development related to preventing suicide.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Alongside the parliamentary vote, Bangladesh will hold a constitutional referendum on reforms aimed at reshaping political accountability and governance structures.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
Last session, California’s Legislature passed two bills aimed at adding transparency to the immigration crackdown.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
Switzerland is set to vote this summer on a proposal aimed at capping the country’s population at 10 million, the latest effort by the nation’s leading right-wing party to restrict immigration.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
California’s most recent ones had been aimed at a zero vehicle emissions standard in the next 10 years.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Its co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei has promised a clearer focus on the safety of the better-than-human technology called artificial general intelligence that both San Francisco firms aimed to build.
—Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
The move, aimed at teen safety, has sparked intense backlash and privacy concerns from the platform's adult users.
—John Tufts, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
It’s aimed at caregivers, friends and relatives with little or no training but also professionals who need professional development related to preventing suicide.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Alongside the parliamentary vote, Bangladesh will hold a constitutional referendum on reforms aimed at reshaping political accountability and governance structures.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
Last session, California’s Legislature passed two bills aimed at adding transparency to the immigration crackdown.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimed
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Indonesia has had disputes with China in the South China Sea, but the new plan for runways on roadways isn’t seen as any being directed at any country.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Simpson then directed one of his friends to follow Palmer's car and the other friend to retrieve his gun, court records say.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Among the city’s primary efforts in the area is the East Riverside Corridor Planning Initiative, a project aimed at updating two documents intended to guide the area's future.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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The hearings are ostensibly intended to gather information, all of which will be summarized in a white paper being written by researchers at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The visit by Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country's Supreme National Security Council, likely focused on what comes next after the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans.—
JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Israeli intelligence expert Sima Shein has warned that negotiations narrowly focused on nuclear restrictions could leave Israel exposed.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The ailing astronaut and the three others returned to Earth more than a month sooner than planned.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Crew-12 is a replacement crew for Crew-11, a team of four astronauts who returned to Earth earier than planned last month in what was the first-ever medical evacuation of the space station.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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This week, there was yet another warning that many homeowners might be headed for trouble.—
Michelle Singletary,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Aimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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