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
Elon Musk is many things: billionaire, natalist, aspiring gamer.
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Brian Barrett, Wired News, 5 June 2025
At 15, Yang, an aspiring baseball player and member of his school’s debate team, took on a new role: his mother’s caregiver.
—Leah Fabel, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Hundreds of aspiring health workers have expanded their professional capacities thanks to his zeal for bringing people and organizations together.
—Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Now, she’s achieved an aspiring globetrotter’s ultimate dream: quitting her job to focus on travel.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Brian Barrett, Wired News, 5 June 2025
At 15, Yang, an aspiring baseball player and member of his school’s debate team, took on a new role: his mother’s caregiver.
—Leah Fabel, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Hundreds of aspiring health workers have expanded their professional capacities thanks to his zeal for bringing people and organizations together.
—Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Now, she’s achieved an aspiring globetrotter’s ultimate dream: quitting her job to focus on travel.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspire
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The move was intended to boost subscriptions to then-fledgling HBO Max.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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The period is intended to prevent market manipulation and to ensure potential investors receive relevant information from the company’s prospectus.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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This could further exacerbate the challenges facing first-time homebuyers in the state, who are struggling to get on the property ladder due to historically high mortgage rates, rising prices, and growing housing costs.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Keeler isn’t the first Notre Dame graduate to rise in the Navy ranks.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The reservation platform OpenTable reports 52% of consumers planned to go it alone at restaurants in 2025.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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The company apparently plans to use the design of the Vision Pro's visionOS software as a jumping-off point for the new designs, introducing more transparency and UI elements that appear to be floating on the surface of your screen.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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The Rooms The resort's 148 guest rooms and 40 suites ascend toward the ocean in different tiers on flourishing mountainsides.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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Per the chart below, this would take NFLX past an ascending trendline starting from its December highs.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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On assignment for People magazine in 2005, Weiss attempts to sneak onto Brad Pitt’s beachfront compound in Santa Barbara, hoping to grab some tasty morsels about the megastar’s new relationship with Jolie.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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For a year and a half, Berg held to that promise, stalling, negotiating with her network bosses and her sponsors, hoping the crisis would blow over.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Brent crude future prices, another top measure of oil prices, also climbed more than 8%.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 June 2025
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Stocks closed lower on Friday and oil prices climbed after a military strike by Israel on Iran stirred investor fears about the risk of war breaking out in the Middle East.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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This is what 42% containment means Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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But that doesn’t mean Patullo and Co. shouldn’t proactively prepare wrinkles to keep opponents on their toes.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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In 2024, its value soared by 120%, surpassing the $100,000 threshold in December.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Speeches will soar on promises of boundless possibility in the terrain ahead.—
Francine A. LeFrak,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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“Aspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspire. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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