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as in hopefulness
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as in confidence
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Recent Examples of hope
Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Wood said the hope is to expand the stadium to 40,000 to 50,000 seats if the school jumps to the FBS.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
That could soon change thanks to a new bill that artists hope will remove the barriers and secrecy.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But there’s finally a glimmer of hope in the forecast.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Wood said the hope is to expand the stadium to 40,000 to 50,000 seats if the school jumps to the FBS.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
Rays fans hope habitual cost-cutting will end with new ownership and an influx of capital.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
That could soon change thanks to a new bill that artists hope will remove the barriers and secrecy.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope
Noun
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There’s a hopefulness to it, like coming back.—
Sasha Pinto,
Vogue,
6 Oct. 2025
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Your characters are constantly singing songs from a 2007-through-2010 catalogue, and there’s this undercurrent of hopefulness to all of them.—
Justin Caffier,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But those early rejections didn’t destroy their confidence.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Back in June, Naughton posted a bikini pic, and the caption reflected her growing confidence along her weight-loss journey.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Defending Education’s Nicole Neily, who was also at McMahon’s confirmation, stood next to McMahon when the secretary announced an investigation into the Maine Department of Education for keeping records from parents about student gender identity plans.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ultimately, del Toro wishes to see the stop motion studio building future bridges between European and Latin American creators.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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The two women hug; Davina sincerely wishes Julia well.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An 8-point jump in measures of trust on the Great Place To Work survey for those employees.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Restoring trust means delivering results, not excuses, through mandatory ethics training for all city staff to ensure accountability.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Across a little over nine years in English football, Guardiola has learned from a different culture and adapted his own ideas to keep pace with changing times.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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That idea also died against business and political opposition.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Martin Odegaard hobbling off the Emirates pitch for the third time in as many starts would have frustrated Mikel Arteta, but having Martin Zubimendi waiting in the wings is a luxury any manager would dream of.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Don’t just dream about getting out of your comfort zone; take one concrete step toward it.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mostly not to other faiths, the numbers show, but rather to various categories of religious unaffiliation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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Sharing love after tragedy In the weeks and then months after Rashaad’s death, Chinara found solace in faith and family and through the counseling urged by her mother.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Hope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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