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as in hopefulness
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as in confidence
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Recent Examples of hope
Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The Royals hope Jensen can assume backup catching duties while continuing to study under Perez next year.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
But hope is now fading that the vote will meaningfully move the needle.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Raisman makes the point that many people suffer in silence, but there is help and hope out there for them.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The Royals hope Jensen can assume backup catching duties while continuing to study under Perez next year.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
Berman’s hope is that the combined firepower of key NWSL investors will spur business development for the league, among other benefits.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
But hope is now fading that the vote will meaningfully move the needle.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope
Verb
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When things later calmed down, Mossack Fonseca did resign from some clients that wished to leave.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to a Washington Examiner poll of GOP lawmakers, 47% of Republican senators wish to keep the filibuster in place.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But the museum also tries to balance these hard truths with a sense of hopefulness.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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There’s a hopefulness to it, like coming back.—
Sasha Pinto,
Vogue,
6 Oct. 2025
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The captain also saw what everyone else did on Saturday, too — Michkov’s confidence seems to be on the rise.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Truly’s confidence and abilities certainly don’t appear to be an issue.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The plan, passed by the State Assembly (57-20) and State Senate (30-8) along party lines in August, is designed to give Democrats a stronger advantage in several key congressional races.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Currently, plans for new affordable housing are also often subject to long approval processes involving city agencies and the City Council.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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So, what rock and roll fantasy was dreamed into reality this time around?—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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The music career Luke Bell had dreamed about, and chased from the family ranch through Austin, New Orleans, and Nashville, was starting to feel real.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Like most fiction, it’s made up of experiences, imagination, ideas, memories, emotions, speculation, knowledge and research.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Original sketches, color swatches and archival images tracing the history of yoga wear — which went from loose to form-fitting — along with rolls of Align fabric offered a visual display of how Align evolved from an idea into a global franchise over a decade.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Green Bay Packers will look to get back on track in Monday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles after suffering an upset loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 9.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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The stream of remittances from relatives abroad, a consequence of more than 7 million Venezuelans fleeing the country under Maduro to look for better opportunities elsewhere, is also falling short.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Hope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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