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as in aspiration
eager desire for personal advancement
"Talent without ambition will not make you a star," the singer's voice coach liked to remind her
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as in initiative
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
the ambition shown by the undersea explorers of the Mariana Trench, the deepest in the world
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as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
his ambition is to study international business, then get a job overseas
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Recent Examples of ambition
Abu-Ghazaleh, who left ScaleAI last year to found 1001, said his ambition is to develop AI products for the Gulf’s critical infrastructure companies and then sell them to international customers.
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Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
Even with those ambitions, Coleman said the mission remains rooted in the same neighborhood where the brewery began.
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J.m. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The band has yet to peak, and based on its own ambitions, that’s still a long way off.
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Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2026
That ambition is why the company does not want to be seen only as a cloud savings vendor.
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Connie Etemadi,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
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Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
Even with those ambitions, Coleman said the mission remains rooted in the same neighborhood where the brewery began.
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J.m. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The band has yet to peak, and based on its own ambitions, that’s still a long way off.
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Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2026
That ambition is why the company does not want to be seen only as a cloud savings vendor.
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Connie Etemadi,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambition
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TechCrunch said that Anthropic did not have anything to add regarding its own custom chip aspirations.
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The cemetery’s new board of directors has aspirations to turn the graveyard — the final resting place of the famous and not so famous — from decaying and overgrown to a future urban green space that would attract visitors.
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Since, the Eagles Autism Foundation has raised more than $56 million because of initiatives like the annual Eagles Autism Challenge.
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Women build communities, launch initiatives, and create coalitions on shoestring budgets while the institutional resources that would let those efforts scale remain largely inaccessible.
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Balogun matched Landon Donovan in 2010 for the second-most goals by an American in a World Cup, behind only Bert Patenaude's four in the initial tournament in 1930.
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Controversial red card looms large The story of the game to that point was Folarin Balogun, who scored a goal in the 45th minute and then was given a controversial red card in the second half.
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But as far as their defensive commitment goes, and their sheer determination to see the game plan through, Paraguay deserve at least a little credit for almost shutting an incredible team down.
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For 250 years, Americans have overcome every challenge with grit, resilience, and determination.
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Blanche has previously defended the DOJ's actions in response to the transparency law.
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Other signs of scam communications include requesting money or sensitive information, threatening legal action or arrest or pressuring the victim to take immediate action, a Microsoft spokesperson told the Herald.
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There were other reminders as well, some less subtle than others, of the true purpose of Congress.
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
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Teams Like Norway Are Trying Re-Create Home Conditions Of course, good nutrition isn’t the only motivation behind what Norway and other teams may be doing.
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For years, Governor Ron DeSantis has fought the College Board, the group that administers the AP test, over how its standardized tests portray many things, including race and gender but also the motivations of the Founding Fathers.
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The Forest Service reports the herd’s origins are unknown, noting it may be linked to mustang drives between Owens Valley and Nevada.
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Over the next four years, Tarrant made the 3 ½ hour drive from South Georgia to Atlanta at least once a week so Jayden could receive chemotherapy.
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“Ambition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambition. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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