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Recent Examples of hoped
Patients and the company had hoped the therapy could move into an FDA review based on existing evidence, a hope that was dashed Monday.
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Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoped
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Jordan—who seemed more fish than girl, her bobbed blonde hair tinted green as old pennies—walked with a confidence that Ana wished for her own daughter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Vitello might have wished that the Giants were playing under collegiate rules Saturday night.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Max is everything Inger has ever dreamed of – travelled and irresistibly charming.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Sedelmaier originally had dreamed of a career as a cartoonist.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Slow the reply before pressure makes the wording sharper than intended.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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This proposal was explicitly intended to attract higher-income taxpayers to the state.—
Nicole Huyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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The walls of Franca’s store were lined with unlabeled bins and drawers full of bits and bobs that looked like the world’s most disorganized hardware store.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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For this anniversary edition, the design team at Smythson looked at the Beatrix Potter archive for illustrations, sketches and prints, translating them into key pieces include Panama notebooks in blue, green and chalk, gold-stamped with character motifs.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Harris-Dawson also proposed that employees have the ability to waive out of the health plan in lieu of cash if they are already covered by Medicare or other coverage.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Beyond those already planned, Moore said that Hollywood Casino Aurora intends to continue offering live shows into the future, and that they aren’t being held simply because the new casino is opening up this year.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Courtney had originally planned to marry her fiancé, Michael, on June 30.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Since the 2023 rule changes meant to speed up the game on the mound, baseball has unmistakably turned back the clock on the bases.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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He’d been promoted to colonel after the death of Joshua Fry, but that simply meant that all the responsibility for the defeat at Fort Necessity fell on his shoulders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Accessibility All public areas are thoughtfully designed for accessibility, and staff offer guidance without fanfare.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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It's also designed to cradle and lock the heel in place, which contributes to a secure fit that prevents your feet from slipping out of the shoe mid-step.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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“Hoped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoped. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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