aimed

verb

past tense of aim
1
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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2
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 The company’s roughly $250,000 investment in 2026 supports creative personnel and project-specific costs aimed at building a sustainable pipeline of original series. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The company dispensed with its DEI disclosures to investors, scrubbing any references to goals and resources aimed at boosting diversity at the company. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 Last year, Raman voted in favor of a 45-day citywide moratorium on new RV parks, a move aimed at giving city planners time to draft permanent new rules to regulate such facilities. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 CorneaCare’s Self Heating Warm Compresses deliver instant warmth plus hydrated minerals aimed at dryness, fatigue, tearing and puffiness. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Yakuza organized ultra-nationalist outfits like the National Essence Society, which aimed to crush such noxious foreign influences as Marxism. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Some groups have responded by stepping up attacks on the military or taking actions aimed at displaying their territorial control. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 For families Both children (and small dogs) are welcome, but the hotel feels aimed largely at a mature client who likes everything to be just so. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 In August 2025, authorities announced a new visa aimed at attracting young, talented foreigners working in STEM fields. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimed
  1. directed
  2. intended
  3. focused
  4. planned
  5. headed
Verb
  • Five films are directed by filmmakers from outside the Baltic countries, with Baltic talent and expertise playing significant roles in their production.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The movie, directed by Siân Heder and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, adapts Gabrielle Zevin’s best-selling novel about game developers.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of directed
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  • An artificial intelligence system designed by Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, submitted a false homicide tip to the Philadelphia police, the latest incident of AI agents acting in ways that weren’t intended.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The company also introduced an additional validation mechanism intended to prevent similar incidents during future testing, according to information shared with police.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of intended
Verb
  • Everyone exiting the show had a Hawaiian-style plastic flower chain placed around their neck to send the off into the NoHo night, which might seem like an unexpectedly comic touch at the end of a show that is focused on … aliens.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The pop-up, called Sheep, debuted on July 8 in the rooftop restaurant space at the hotel, offering a $95 per person four-course tasting menu focused on open-fire cooking.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of focused
Verb
  • Part 2 is planned for Christmas 2026, with Part 3 currently in development.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Balknight had also planned to retire that day before agreeing to stay on as acting superintendent.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of planned
Verb
  • Industry watchers are awaiting any official guidelines for enforcement of its new directive, which may come from the Office of Director of National Intelligence (headed by task force chair Jay Clayton) and the Federal Trade Commission.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The ministry also said a bulk carrier headed to the port of Mykolaiv with military cargo on board was hit in the estuary of the Bug river along the Black Sea.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of headed

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“Aimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aimed. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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