1
as in to intend
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds
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2
as in to rise
to move or extend upward
a tower aspiring towards the heavens
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Recent Examples of aspire
The inaugural Femmy Awards raised over $30,000 for Femme House’s mostly free educational programming for aspiring producers and DJs.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Van Der Beek, than 20, played 15-year-old Dawson Leery, who aspired to be a director of Steven Spielberg quality.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The series stars Manav Kaul and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as the men who aspired, and succeeded in, founding Kashmir’s first professional soccer team.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
An aspiring rapper from Brooklyn has been arrested and charged for a 2021 acid attack on a Pakistani college student in her driveway on Long Island, authorities said Tuesday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Van Der Beek, than 20, played 15-year-old Dawson Leery, who aspired to be a director of Steven Spielberg quality.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The series stars Manav Kaul and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as the men who aspired, and succeeded in, founding Kashmir’s first professional soccer team.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
An aspiring rapper from Brooklyn has been arrested and charged for a 2021 acid attack on a Pakistani college student in her driveway on Long Island, authorities said Tuesday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspire
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This message is not intended to shame or judge anyone.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Its reduced weight and compact architecture are intended to support rapid relocation after firing, allowing the launcher to limit exposure to counter-battery fire.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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That leads to high temperatures, which create a glowing protostar due to the rapid (kinetic) motion of the internal gas particles, and eventually, after a few tens of millions of years, the core temperatures rise high enough (above 4 million K or so) that nuclear fusion of hydrogen begins.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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The information will be incorporated into the NEMO ocean model, which forms part of the UK Earth System Model, improving predictions as polar ice loss accelerates with rising global temperatures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Chinese government reacted by telling Chinese citizens not to travel to Japan, threatening economic retaliation, and pulling the plug on meetings that were long planned, putting a pretty deep freeze on China-Japan relations.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Piagentini said Republicans plan to obtain and publish Davis’ shock probation decisions online so voters can better understand her rulings.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Available in ash or Canaletto walnut, the zigzagging piece can ascend or descend to different elevations—a table that rises to nearly any occasion.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2026
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Boitano watched with interest as Malinin slowly ascended.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Maxwell could also hope to use her potential testimony before Congress as leverage going forward.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Both parties are missing the chance to offer reforms that would truly bring prices down and give younger voters hope.—
Neetu Arnold,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Visitors can climb to the top of the dome, getting up close and personal with the frescoes lining its interior, and then enjoying the 360-degree views from the terrace around the dome's cupola.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Being a tomboy accustomed to climbing trees and underwater harpooning with Papa, del Valle initially balked, but then gave it a whirl.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The designation would mean no change for the hundreds of private property owners in the zone.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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That means eating pasta, spaghetti sauce, sweet potatoes, frozen fruit and yogurt, while forgoing items like clementines and fresh vegetables.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Over the last 10 years, Colorado has become one of the most energy efficient states in the country, and one of the most unaffordable as the cost of housing has soared.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Still, while sales of both companies' drugs may soar, prices are coming down across the board.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Aspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspire. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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