1
as in to plan
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
an aspiring entrepreneur who intends to revolutionize the biotech industry
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2
as in to mean
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
lawyers for both sides argued for days about what was intended by a particular phrase in the law
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Recent Examples of intend
And some are concerned that an additional category could have the opposite effect of the one intended.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
The deal at $86 a square foot is intended to be the first step in building a 40- to 60-unit residential project.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
This approach is intended to accelerate project timelines.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The changes are intended to increase competition and lower drug costs for Americans.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
The deal at $86 a square foot is intended to be the first step in building a 40- to 60-unit residential project.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
This approach is intended to accelerate project timelines.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The changes are intended to increase competition and lower drug costs for Americans.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intend
Verb
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At great risk, Hamida disguises herself as a khes (a thick cotton cloth) seller and enters the house to plan with Lajo an escape route.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Candle lighting ceremonies have also been planned across the country.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Working from top to bottom means debris from the top will land on a dirty floor instead of a clean one.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Doing so would mean advancing the clocks forward an hour for the whole year, so that the sun would appear to rise and set an hour later in both the summer and in the winter.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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War is a realm of chance, accident, and volatility over which its participants can only ever hope to work a small measure of influence, as Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace reminds us.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Raisman makes the point that many people suffer in silence, but there is help and hope out there for them.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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According to Accenture’s 2025 Pulse of Change report, 27% of organizations are already investing in AI agents across multiple parts of their enterprises, signifying the real value AI is creating.—
Daniel Kendzior,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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While the northern portion of the eyewall began moving ashore earlier on Tuesday morning, landfall signifies the moment when a hurricane's center crosses the shore onto land.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Louise Hémon The jury would also like to acknowledge a director whose film transported us into an extreme landscape, and created an unsettling atmosphere that kept us contemplating the nature of lust, education, and violence.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Deacon clatters off in his truck, leaving me to contemplate my new home.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Some autoimmune diseases also can remit on their own for reasons that remain unclear, implying that not every patient may require lifelong therapy.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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This tells us that if P being true implies Q being true, then Q being false implies P also must be false.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The culprit for the rising electricity prices, according to Republicans, including Earle-Sears, is renewable energy and clean energy policies, such as the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which aims to transition the state’s electric grid to 100% clean energy by 2050.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, Shark Beauty launched its handheld FacialPro Glow tool, which aims to replicate the effects of a Hydrafacial and retails for $399 at Sephora.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The other was an official air force photo with a gold star denoting his new rank affixed to the shoulder epaulet.—
Joshua Goodman,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Previous downturns of this nature, denoted by red arrows on the chart, resulted in consolidation phases lasting several weeks.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Intend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intend. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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