1
as in casts
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 intends
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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as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
the main aim of a trip to the city is to shop for school clothes, but we always go to the artisans' market, too
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Recent Examples of aims
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Savannah Guthrie political beliefs Savannah Guthrie aims to keep her political opinions out of her work and stick to reporting the truth.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
It is expected to move some 13,000 passengers a day, while the entire project will cover roughly 22 kilometers and aims to serve 30,000 daily commuters.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Officials said the policy aims to address safety concerns after fatal EV accidents in which electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside vehicles.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The action plan with Mexico aims to implement coordinated stockpiling of critical minerals and common regulations for their mining, processing and trade.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The ceiling, outfitted with colorful, cloth tapestries designed to move with the wind, aims to create less friction between indoor and outdoor environments.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The project, planned for the Knott-Cowen Tract near Rattlesnake Key, aims to accommodate large cruise ships that can’t fit under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
—Bradenton Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Osceola County took its first steps to build a $255 million 15-to-20 mile roadway that aims to alleviate congestion on Narcoossee Road, one of the busiest routes in Central Florida.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
There were participants in our cohort who remained rightfully critical of our utopian aims, our spectrum of privilege, and our position as cultural workers living through global extinction, famine, corruption, and violence in all its forms.
—Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Its aims are quieter and more insidious.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The club’s stated aims are to compete for European qualification and a first major trophy.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Their protagonists may be intelligent and quietly manipulative, their aims rife with social or cultural commentary.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead, their aims are existential sorts of betterment.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
For many governments, the question is no longer whether nuclear aligns with climate aims, but whether their development goals are achievable without it.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
One of its aims is to lay the groundwork for having the college’s full accreditation restored.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
With endurance as its defining advantage, the aircraft aims to support future mission networks that demand persistent sensing and rapid decision-making at scale.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Savannah Guthrie political beliefs Savannah Guthrie aims to keep her political opinions out of her work and stick to reporting the truth.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
It is expected to move some 13,000 passengers a day, while the entire project will cover roughly 22 kilometers and aims to serve 30,000 daily commuters.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Officials said the policy aims to address safety concerns after fatal EV accidents in which electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside vehicles.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The action plan with Mexico aims to implement coordinated stockpiling of critical minerals and common regulations for their mining, processing and trade.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The ceiling, outfitted with colorful, cloth tapestries designed to move with the wind, aims to create less friction between indoor and outdoor environments.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The project, planned for the Knott-Cowen Tract near Rattlesnake Key, aims to accommodate large cruise ships that can’t fit under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
—Bradenton Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Osceola County took its first steps to build a $255 million 15-to-20 mile roadway that aims to alleviate congestion on Narcoossee Road, one of the busiest routes in Central Florida.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
Regulatory agencies redirected toward ideological aims.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
There were participants in our cohort who remained rightfully critical of our utopian aims, our spectrum of privilege, and our position as cultural workers living through global extinction, famine, corruption, and violence in all its forms.
—Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Its aims are quieter and more insidious.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The club’s stated aims are to compete for European qualification and a first major trophy.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Their protagonists may be intelligent and quietly manipulative, their aims rife with social or cultural commentary.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead, their aims are existential sorts of betterment.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
For many governments, the question is no longer whether nuclear aligns with climate aims, but whether their development goals are achievable without it.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
One of its aims is to lay the groundwork for having the college’s full accreditation restored.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aims
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With its family friction and its outsiders’ view of a fast-growing city in a young, postwar country, Shame and Money casts a piercing, sorrowful gaze at the ground-level effects of globalization.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Now Riley, at age 80, casts for his last great whale.—
Greg Cote
January 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The law allows private citizens to sue doctors to collect damages for pills sent after the law took effect and seek an injunction against anyone who intends to distribute such pills in Texas.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The bill intends to apply to any party and witnesses attending a civil or criminal state court hearing, trial or conference through California state courts, like our Superior Courts.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tesla also announced their plans on Monday on Weibo – the Chinese equivalent of X – signaling potential goals to target the country’s market.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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What works for you will depend on your health, strength, and goals.—
Jamie Friedlander Serrano,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Coggs' resolution is assigned to the council's Community and Economic Development Committee and directs the city's health and city development departments to identify solutions that address the gaps created by the recent closures.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Brown directs and conducts all the shows.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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The audio-first company, which is owned by the Graham family — the Post’s owners before Bezos — plans to introduce original reporting, and will pick up some local beats, including sports and metro coverage.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Employer plans to hire were also at the lowest since 2009, the tail end of the Great Recession, when the jobless rate hovered near double digits, Challenger said.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For clarity purposes, the figures below assume that the full line of credit is borrowed immediately and then repaid (and that the interest rate remains constant).—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Trump has tried to extract billions of dollars from universities and has succeeded in squeezing more than $400 million from four of them — Brown, Columbia, Cornell and Northwestern — for purposes of his choosing.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Known as StellFoundry, the new project focuses on replacing lengthy calculations in the design process with types of digital models, or surrogates, that provide rough calculation estimates.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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To show how human and animal lives parallel each other, whether thriving upon the bounties of a healthy ecosystem or impacted by change, Kotevska focuses on Nikola Conev and his extended family.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Aims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aims. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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