aspiring
adjective
aspir·ing
ə-ˈspī-riŋ 
: desiring and working to achieve a particular goal : having aspirations to attain a specified profession, position, etc.
an aspiring actor [=a person who aspires to be and is trying to become an actor]
an aspiring novelist
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Examples of aspiring in a Sentence
an aspiring young pianist eager to win the prestigious competition
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Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, the idea that Newsom or any other aspiring candidate would compete for the nomination at next month’s Democratic National Convention were kiboshed.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024
Republicans baselessly blamed Democrats for the shooting, and Biden and the Democrats went back to describing Trump as a liar and a felon and an aspiring autocrat.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Off-camera, the aspiring nurse also spends time with St. Brown's mother and brothers.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
But make no mistake, the fact that an aspiring assassin was able to get to an elevated position within an easy shot of the former president and leading candidate to be the next president is a stunning failure of an agency whose primary mission is to protect the president.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 July 2024
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Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024
Republicans baselessly blamed Democrats for the shooting, and Biden and the Democrats went back to describing Trump as a liar and a felon and an aspiring autocrat.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Off-camera, the aspiring nurse also spends time with St. Brown's mother and brothers.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
But make no mistake, the fact that an aspiring assassin was able to get to an elevated position within an easy shot of the former president and leading candidate to be the next president is a stunning failure of an agency whose primary mission is to protect the president.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 July 2024
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“Aspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspiring. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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