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something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
his ambition is to study international business, then get a job overseas
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Recent Examples of ambitions
Adams has previously stated ambitions to retire abroad, expressing interest in living in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Golan Heights, Syria, and other international destinations beyond New York City.
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Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The broader context for their ambitions is a K-culture moment that shows no sign of slowing.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
Bakhrani, 34, worked in product management for nearly a decade while pursuing his culinary ambitions on the side.
—Sarah Jackson
mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
The tools and ambitions might be converging, but the structures and willingness are not.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
With global space agencies discussing ambitions to establish permanent human bases on the moon and possibly on Mars, researchers have to find a way to protect future space explorers from those potentially devastating effects of long-term space trips.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Boosting China’s bold space ambitions The team, from the Institute of Mechanics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also highlighted their material’s potential for aerospace applications during a pivotal moment in spaceflight history.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Even so, Vietnam is only the launchpad for bigger ambitions—Indonesia, Portugal or India could be next.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Additionally, nearly half of women surveyed mentioned that perimenopause symptoms diminished their professional ambitions, and three out of four mentioned that symptoms negatively impacted their work life.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Apr. 2026
Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The broader context for their ambitions is a K-culture moment that shows no sign of slowing.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
Bakhrani, 34, worked in product management for nearly a decade while pursuing his culinary ambitions on the side.
—Sarah Jackson
mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
The tools and ambitions might be converging, but the structures and willingness are not.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
With global space agencies discussing ambitions to establish permanent human bases on the moon and possibly on Mars, researchers have to find a way to protect future space explorers from those potentially devastating effects of long-term space trips.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Boosting China’s bold space ambitions The team, from the Institute of Mechanics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also highlighted their material’s potential for aerospace applications during a pivotal moment in spaceflight history.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Even so, Vietnam is only the launchpad for bigger ambitions—Indonesia, Portugal or India could be next.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Additionally, nearly half of women surveyed mentioned that perimenopause symptoms diminished their professional ambitions, and three out of four mentioned that symptoms negatively impacted their work life.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambitions
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Epstein also claimed that the prince had asked that he be allowed to see details of legal structures, organization charts, goals and initiatives of the Saudi central bank, the royal purse and the country’s sovereign wealth fund, his emails to Al-Sabbagh’s aide show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jack Eichel has 25 goals and 57 assists for the Golden Knights.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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If passed, the moratorium would temporarily stop the Legislature from accepting, processing and approving rezoning applications and site plans for data centers in the county.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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The sale of the warehouse came two months after the owner of another Salt Lake City warehouse announced plans not to sell or lease to the federal government amid protests.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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What's new is using criminal prosecutors for partisan purposes -- and there's no quotes about that in the case.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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For salary cap accounting purposes, this lump sum can be prorated (divided evenly) over the length of the contract to spread out the amount that counts against the cap.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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If the Supreme Court does vote to maintain the 14th Amendment as is, expect Republicans to come up with legislation to enact their racist aims.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Later in 2021, official aims of meeting the ambitious 2024 date quickly faded as space policy experts reflected on the beginning of the Biden administration.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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With strategic objectives so different, and with two different wars being fought simultaneously, a win-win outcome is not in the cards.—
Daniel Kurtzer,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But this- the idea that the administration and our armed forces are not meeting their objectives, or that there wasn’t a plan, is absurd.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
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Alas, Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco, D-Downey, believes a state law can sidestep Proposition 59’s clear intentions.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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While institutions may provide a clear explanation of their riba-free financial model, some individuals remain skeptical of their intentions.—
Zoe Ligairi,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Luna opposes generous Jupiter in your 3rd House of Dialogue, so big ideas can be explained in a way that makes sense to more people than usual.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The grocery chain is known for thinking outside the box with new flavors, ingredients, and meal ideas—some that may sound a little funky at first, but somehow always work.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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The dreams that Rice and Jaquez had about bringing an NCAA championship to a program that hadn’t won one required the right pieces, and Betts was the missing ingredient.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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General Daily Insight for April 06, 2026 Last night’s dreams may greatly affect the day ahead.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Ambitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitions. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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