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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 aspirations
Washington’s business-first approach offers material order in exchange for indefinitely postponing democratic aspirations.
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Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
Ciesielski has big aspirations for the Brickies.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
By the time Szeemann was invited to organize two consecutive installments of the Venice Biennale (in 1999 and 2001), the criticism of curators’ assuming the role of meta-artists, in Szeemann’s case with quasi-shamanistic aspirations, had become a commonplace.
—Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Rannells will play Andrew Chadwater, a district attorney with political aspirations of becoming mayor.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Making moves toward your creative aspirations?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2025 NFL season with Super Bowl aspirations, but were left on the outside of the AFC playoff field looking in after a regular season finale loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Pitino acknowledged during the season that Jackson — a former five-star recruit from Our Saviour Lutheran School in the Bronx — has NBA aspirations.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
While the team had higher aspirations than a Sweet 16 exit this year, even getting this far is a massive accomplishment for a program that held permanent residence at the bottom of the SEC for nearly a decade.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
Ciesielski has big aspirations for the Brickies.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
By the time Szeemann was invited to organize two consecutive installments of the Venice Biennale (in 1999 and 2001), the criticism of curators’ assuming the role of meta-artists, in Szeemann’s case with quasi-shamanistic aspirations, had become a commonplace.
—Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Rannells will play Andrew Chadwater, a district attorney with political aspirations of becoming mayor.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Making moves toward your creative aspirations?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2025 NFL season with Super Bowl aspirations, but were left on the outside of the AFC playoff field looking in after a regular season finale loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Pitino acknowledged during the season that Jackson — a former five-star recruit from Our Saviour Lutheran School in the Bronx — has NBA aspirations.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
While the team had higher aspirations than a Sweet 16 exit this year, even getting this far is a massive accomplishment for a program that held permanent residence at the bottom of the SEC for nearly a decade.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspirations
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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, your focus sharpens on goals.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, your focus sharpens on goals.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The robotic characters break free from their restaurant resting place to cause chaos in town, while the villainous Marionette pops up to possess victims for her own nefarious purposes.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Trump has not only stolen top-secret government files, apparently for business purposes but used his office to harass and investigate his political targets.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the same time, the mission will test flight controllers and procedures needed to safely send astronauts back to the moon for long-duration stays as NASA makes plans for a future moon base.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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How does the new Coral Gables board game fit into the chamber’s plans?—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Boosting China’s bold space ambitions The team, from the Institute of Mechanics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also highlighted their material’s potential for aerospace applications during a pivotal moment in spaceflight history.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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Fast-forward to the present, and the biennial format has spread across the planet as part of a global culture industry driven as much by tourism and city branding as by artistic ambitions.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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October 23 – November 21 Group efforts benefit from clear, shared aims.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that his military's aims in Iran are beyond halfway complete, but that Israel is widening its invasion of Lebanon.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With strategic objectives so different, and with two different wars being fought simultaneously, a win-win outcome is not in the cards.—
Daniel Kurtzer,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But this- the idea that the administration and our armed forces are not meeting their objectives, or that there wasn’t a plan, is absurd.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Soderbergh extracts some fun from the ensuing cat-and-mouse logistics, from Lori’s meticulous duplication of the Christophers to Julian’s efforts to bluff her into admitting her true intentions.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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As the Waltons have become more and more involved in the city’s development, some have started to express harsh skepticism about their intentions.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Consider enrolling in a class or talking about philosophical ideas with your peers, because such bold curiosity presently translates into mental growth.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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If the figures of Rosie the Riveter, Lillian Gilbreth, and Jane Fonda helped to establish ideas of twentieth-century smartness, then PAT, a glitchy computerized mother figure, carries us into the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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