high hopes
noun
: a strong feeling that something good will happen or be true
We had high hopes of winning the game.
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With high hopes for the next season, White has his mind set on cracking 1,000 rushing yards and winning in Tampa Bay.
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
And LucasFilm has high hopes for its latest entry, The Acolyte from showrunner Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, Russian Doll) starring Amandla Stenberg and Carrie-Anne Moss.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 May 2024
Beyond Disney’s two major tentpoles, analysts have high hopes for Despicable Me 4 and are tracking surprisingly strong anticipation for Twisters.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 May 2024
When The Force Awakens arrived at the end of 2015, there was still high hopes among fans for the trilogy helmed by Disney.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 May 2024
But officials in cities along the route have high hopes that improving passenger rail connections will boost commerce and tourism.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024
City leaders had high hopes that Snap — creator of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat that operated out of a beachfront bungalow on the Venice boardwalk — would serve as the anchor for the region’s innovation.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Post 6: Seize the Grey (15-1) Six-time Preakness-winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas has high hopes for Seize the Grey, who is coming off a 1 1/4-length win in the Pat Day Mile on the Derby undercard.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
American Idol resumed Sunday night, with just 7 performers remaining and high hopes for making Season 22's Top 5, as two performers were sent home.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2024
Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
And LucasFilm has high hopes for its latest entry, The Acolyte from showrunner Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, Russian Doll) starring Amandla Stenberg and Carrie-Anne Moss.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 May 2024
Beyond Disney’s two major tentpoles, analysts have high hopes for Despicable Me 4 and are tracking surprisingly strong anticipation for Twisters.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 May 2024
When The Force Awakens arrived at the end of 2015, there was still high hopes among fans for the trilogy helmed by Disney.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 May 2024
But officials in cities along the route have high hopes that improving passenger rail connections will boost commerce and tourism.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024
City leaders had high hopes that Snap — creator of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat that operated out of a beachfront bungalow on the Venice boardwalk — would serve as the anchor for the region’s innovation.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Post 6: Seize the Grey (15-1) Six-time Preakness-winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas has high hopes for Seize the Grey, who is coming off a 1 1/4-length win in the Pat Day Mile on the Derby undercard.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
American Idol resumed Sunday night, with just 7 performers remaining and high hopes for making Season 22's Top 5, as two performers were sent home.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2024
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“High hopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20hopes. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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