as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
the summer camp's stated objective is to produce tournament-level tennis players
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Recent Examples of objectives
This ensures that electronic invoicing processes meet both the common framework's objectives and the localized requirements of individual countries and industries.
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Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
This involves leveraging advanced technologies like AI to support strategic initiatives, scenario planning and sustainability objectives.
—Ashok Viswanathan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Defending the town is one of Ukraine’s top objectives.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Establish Temporary Task Forces Creating temporary task forces for shared objectives is a great way to foster greater departmental collaborations.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
People have their unique personal goals, and when these align with organizational objectives, a win-win situation emerges.
—Saurabh Jain, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Ensure investment strategies align with both personal and estate planning objectives.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Success will require careful consideration of competing interests, clear communication of objectives and concerns, and a commitment to responsible innovation.
—Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Security guarantees for Ukraine that are directly tied to the cessation of hostilities can advance all three of these objectives.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
This involves leveraging advanced technologies like AI to support strategic initiatives, scenario planning and sustainability objectives.
—Ashok Viswanathan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Defending the town is one of Ukraine’s top objectives.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Establish Temporary Task Forces Creating temporary task forces for shared objectives is a great way to foster greater departmental collaborations.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
People have their unique personal goals, and when these align with organizational objectives, a win-win situation emerges.
—Saurabh Jain, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Ensure investment strategies align with both personal and estate planning objectives.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Success will require careful consideration of competing interests, clear communication of objectives and concerns, and a commitment to responsible innovation.
—Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Security guarantees for Ukraine that are directly tied to the cessation of hostilities can advance all three of these objectives.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectives
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This should have been obvious all along, but that combination of goals will prove to be fundamentally unworkable.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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With 11 goals and three assists across 23 appearances in all competitions, Diaz is thriving up front under Arne Slot and was the star player in a stunning 6-3 victory at Tottenham Hotspur.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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However, charismatic killers like Bundy complicate this narrative by blending into society, using their charm and performative social skills as a tool to manipulate others and mask their true intentions.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The study found the lower enjoyment meant participants had lower intentions to continue tracking a budget.—
Dana Miranda,
TIME,
26 Dec. 2024
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Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who has hinted at ambitions for a governor bid in 2026, according to the New York Post, will need to walk a fine line between appeasing his party and not upsetting potential voters in his home state, which could put him at odds with Republicans.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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By last summer, those ambitions had waned.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
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Hardy calls it a social comedy and it is peppered with humor of varying effectiveness, from some silly sequences featuring a mannequin’s head to the delightfully wacky business ideas of Rakeem.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.—
Jim Saunders,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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There is a third method, hybrid, but for all intents and purposes, business owners are going to use the cash or the accrual method.—
Karla Dennis,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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For all intents and purposes this version of Getter 1 is very similar to the one from the original manga and anime from the 70s.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Objectives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectives. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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