as in ambitious
having a strong desire for personal advancement
an aspiring young pianist eager to win the prestigious competition
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as in planning
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds
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as in rising
to move or extend upward
a tower aspiring towards the heavens
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Recent Examples of aspiring
Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite Denver’s restaurant scene starting off the year with concerns about its well-being, aspiring chefs and restaurant owners have pressed onward.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
This low-budget doc, directed by Steve Markle and available to view on YouTube, follows a bunch of aspiring actors—along with some has-beens—living in a rundown hotel in the heart of Hollywood.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Authorities quickly identified the victim as Dunmire, an aspiring musician who grew up in Virginia and moved to Cleveland, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite Denver’s restaurant scene starting off the year with concerns about its well-being, aspiring chefs and restaurant owners have pressed onward.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Godard’s Breathless is about a smalltime crook (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who, while on the run for killing a police officer, starts a relationship with an American aspiring journalist (Jean Seberg).
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
This low-budget doc, directed by Steve Markle and available to view on YouTube, follows a bunch of aspiring actors—along with some has-beens—living in a rundown hotel in the heart of Hollywood.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspiring
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This year’s most ambitious chefs laid themselves bare, their autobiographical storytelling shaping singular restaurants.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Scaling With Purpose The future for FIBI Vacation Rentals is ambitious but focused.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Her lawyers are now planning to file a damages lawsuit against the South Korean government, JTBC reported.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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China is planning a robotic mission in 2028 with the goal of being the first country to bring a sample back from the surface of Mars.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Conspiracy charges mean that two or more persons agreed to commit a crime, and the defendant joined, knowing the purpose of the scheme and intending to help accomplish that purpose.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Though not intending to study music, Presnell joined Mesa’s choir, which led him to changing his academic focus and majoring in music at San Diego State University.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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But this showdown which needs no hype is ascending a level.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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James, 24, was a great story of training camp, ascending from last year’s practice squad and the bottom of the roster onto the team thanks to a strong training camp.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the most curious detail about the Wall Street Journal’s report is that Paramount Skydance would be looking to buy all of WBD and not just one half of the business.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
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Anogeissus bark extract helps restore a youthful-looking bounce, while nutrient-rich algae help your skin barrier feel strong and supported.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Spring has come to dine at winter’s table, responding to the glow of climbing fire.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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For example, when the Fed started to cut its interest rates last fall, mortgage rates actually began climbing.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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What sent Oracle stock soaring another 54 percentage points was the company’s outlook for the future of its cloud infrastructure business, according to CNBC.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite some stragglers, the big picture is of soaring demand for AI, but even with the vast sums being invested in European data centers, supply is still struggling to keep up.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Aspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspiring. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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