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as in ambition
eager desire for personal advancement
a combination of aspiration and hard work made her the top tennis player in the state
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as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
college is his immediate aspiration after he graduates from high school
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Recent Examples of aspiration
Mason, 22, is now hailed as a rising superstar, while Bell's championship aspirations may have diminished.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
This practice carries risks, such as choking and aspiration, or food entering the airway.
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Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
At multiple points, Karp got hung up on the idea that elite universities might not welcome him as a professor anytime soon — an aspiration his parents still have for him, apparently.
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
1 July 2026
An adventure without a modicum of agenda, absent any aspirations, aberrant or apposite.
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Padgett Powell,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for aspiration
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
This practice carries risks, such as choking and aspiration, or food entering the airway.
—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
At multiple points, Karp got hung up on the idea that elite universities might not welcome him as a professor anytime soon — an aspiration his parents still have for him, apparently.
—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
1 July 2026
An adventure without a modicum of agenda, absent any aspirations, aberrant or apposite.
—
Padgett Powell,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for aspiration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspiration
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Events designed to support female founders are routinely underfunded relative to the ambitions behind them.
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SpaceX has enormous business ambitions, including data centers in space and perfecting its rocket launch capabilities.
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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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There were other reminders as well, some less subtle than others, of the true purpose of Congress.
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Iraq wants permission to produce a record 5 million barrels a day coming out of the war, with a long-term aim of getting production up to 7 million barrels a day, Bloomberg reported.
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The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
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Corlys, one of few characters on the show who has survived long enough to ask for a favor in return for his service, shares his plan with Rhaenyra, asking her earnestly for public support from the crown.
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The government claimed the feature could increase cybercrime incidents and has directed the platform to pause its plans.
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Update a short bio that matches your message, then carry that energy into a meeting where your voice sets the tone with clear intention.
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To speak an intention was to limit the luminous sensation of possibility.
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By 2014, the Army Corps of Engineers declared its intent to remove the mural with no immediate plans for restoration.
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Examples include Fashion Valley’s plans to replace the JCPenney store with 850 luxury apartments and the intent by The Valley, formerly known as Westfield Mission Valley East, to add multifamily residential units.
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Aries March 21 – April 19 The person waiting for your signal may need the clearest version of your idea.
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March 21 – April 19 The person waiting for your signal may need the clearest version of your idea.
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“Aspiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspiration. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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