aspire
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aim, allow [chiefly Southern & Midland], calculate, contemplate, design, go [chiefly Southern & Midland], intend, look, mean, meditate, plan, propose, purport, purpose
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The bossa nova style arrived at a time Brazil aspired to take a larger place on the international stage under the leadership of President Juscelino Kubitschek in the 1950s. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Bossa Nova Became a Turning Point in Brazilian Culture. João Gilberto Helped Launch It," 8 July 2019 Gajaria also said the company aspires to grow 1% to 2% above the market. — Alexandria Burris, Indianapolis Star, "Indy spent $30M to keep Corteva’s 1,000-plus jobs, but company cagey about the future," 7 July 2019 But creating a car that young women also aspired to meant big sales. — Brett Smith For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "Today we have visionaries like Elon Musk and Mary Barra. But there was only one Lee Iacocca," 4 July 2019 The company has some other fun things for aspiring cyberpunk car owners to play with — literally. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "Hans Zimmer designed the sound for BMW’s futuristic concept car," 29 June 2019 The doomsday argument all but rules out the final frontier to which many technophiles aspire. — William Poundstone, WSJ, "‘Doomsday’ Math Says Humanity May Have Just 760 Years Left," 27 June 2019 Lucy will play the titular role of Katy Keene and will star alongside Riverdale's Ashleigh Murray, who will reprise her role as Josie McCoy, aspiring musician and Katy's close friend, on the new show. — Allie Gemmill, Teen Vogue, "Lucy Hale Opened Up About What to Expect From "Riverdale" Spinoff "Katy Keene"," 27 June 2019 In a big-picture sense, Xavier would seem the ideal example of what Bellarmine could aspire to as a Division I program. — Gentry Estes, The Courier-Journal, "Morning Coffee: 5 high-majors that might schedule Bellarmine basketball," 19 June 2019 Steveson is one of the nation’s top heavyweights and an aspiring Olympian. — Katrina Pross, Twin Cities, "No charges filed against UMN wrestlers; both are released from jail," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aspire.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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