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as in directed
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
the new accounting system is aimed at reducing costs
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as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
aimed to have his paper all done in time to go to the movies
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Recent Examples of aimed
Idaho lawmakers narrowly agreed to send a bill aimed at lowering prices for first-time homebuyers to the governor’s desk on Thursday, continuing a late comeback for housing reform this legislative session.
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Mark Dee
march 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers have been debating a major tax incentive packaged aimed at keeping the Bears in Illinois.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The final report makes 37 recommendations aimed at improving public safety and reducing fires and injuries caused by fireworks.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Separately, lawmakers are still working on a bill aimed at reducing the textile industry’s environmental impact.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Many are pinning their hopes on the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill aimed at protecting kids from the harms of social media, gaming sites and other online platforms.
—Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
His administration’s new guidance on farm equipment targets an environmental measure aimed at limiting diesel emissions.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
During the first phase, last spring, before DHS got the infusion of new money, Noem led a shock-and-awe campaign aimed mostly at scaring people into leaving.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
These design choices are aimed at producing a sound level closer to a car door closing than a thunder-like boom.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
Mark Dee
march 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers have been debating a major tax incentive packaged aimed at keeping the Bears in Illinois.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The final report makes 37 recommendations aimed at improving public safety and reducing fires and injuries caused by fireworks.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Separately, lawmakers are still working on a bill aimed at reducing the textile industry’s environmental impact.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Many are pinning their hopes on the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill aimed at protecting kids from the harms of social media, gaming sites and other online platforms.
—Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
His administration’s new guidance on farm equipment targets an environmental measure aimed at limiting diesel emissions.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
During the first phase, last spring, before DHS got the infusion of new money, Noem led a shock-and-awe campaign aimed mostly at scaring people into leaving.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
These design choices are aimed at producing a sound level closer to a car door closing than a thunder-like boom.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimed
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The dynamic stage production, directed by Phillip M Church, features Justine Chichester, Shawn Buller and Laquantis Morton who deliver—verbatim—Taussig’s inspiring and evocative voice.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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According to Stanford, Li had directed that the diaries, along with correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs and other materials, be made publicly available for study at the university’s Hoover Institution for fear they might otherwise be destroyed by Chinese authorities.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The test flight is intended to provide critical performance data and operational experience for future Artemis missions, including landing American astronauts back on the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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But the stadium was never intended as Inter Miami’s permanent home.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the first episode’s Elimination Challenge‚ which was focused on North Carolina’s state vegetable, sweet potatoes — Cochran cooked up a pork loin in the kitchen at La Belle Helene that wasn’t quite cooked through, landing her in the bottom three competitors.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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His anthological series debuted in 2022 and focused on the story of a therapist searching for her patient who vanished mysteriously into a dimension beyond reality.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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After a kind gesture to airport employees in Georgia didn't go as planned, Tyler Perry found a workaround.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Rallies are also planned in more than a dozen other countries, from Europe to Latin America to Australia, Ezra Levin, a co-executive director of Indivisible, a group spearheading the events, said in an interview.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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My dad glanced behind us once to see if we were being followed, winked at me in the rearview mirror, and then swung our car toward Interstate 80, headed west.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The decline has taken place across racial and ethnic groups – except for households headed by Asian adults, which fell only slightly from 87% to 83%.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Aimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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