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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
Tens of thousands of layoffs at Meta over the last four years as the company balances its AI ambitions with investor unease.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The funding, SpaceNews wrote, speaks to China’s broader space ambitions and strategy of injecting state capital into private industry.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Trump has been adamant that Iran give up its nuclear power ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz in order for the war to end.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
At least, that’s a takeaway from the more than 1,000 female employees surveyed by British recruitment agency Robert Walters about their career ambitions.
—Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Every Gothic cathedral is the product of ideas that altered over generations, ambitions abandoned or superseded, compromises with ballooning budgets, labor shortages, or bottlenecks in the supply chain from quarries and forests and mines.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
Today’s newsletter highlights Jon Ossoff shuts down chatter about his 2028 ambitions.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Tesla — Shares fell more than 3% after CEO Elon Musk warned of substantial increases in capital spending to fund the company's self-driving and humanoid robot ambitions.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Wilkins made no secret of his own golden ambitions.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The funding, SpaceNews wrote, speaks to China’s broader space ambitions and strategy of injecting state capital into private industry.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Trump has been adamant that Iran give up its nuclear power ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz in order for the war to end.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
At least, that’s a takeaway from the more than 1,000 female employees surveyed by British recruitment agency Robert Walters about their career ambitions.
—Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Every Gothic cathedral is the product of ideas that altered over generations, ambitions abandoned or superseded, compromises with ballooning budgets, labor shortages, or bottlenecks in the supply chain from quarries and forests and mines.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
Today’s newsletter highlights Jon Ossoff shuts down chatter about his 2028 ambitions.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Tesla — Shares fell more than 3% after CEO Elon Musk warned of substantial increases in capital spending to fund the company's self-driving and humanoid robot ambitions.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Wilkins made no secret of his own golden ambitions.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambitions
Noun
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All of Tinley Park’s goals were scored by sophomores.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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As the Moon moves through Cancer, your focus shifts to friends, group dynamics, and shared goals.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Your itinerary, your accommodation and your plans are wrapped up in those booking details, and now someone else may have a copy.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Royals plan to build an entertainment district around the stadium to generate steady profits, though the depths of those plans are not yet clear.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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Princess Elizabeth and her family toured the Sandringham Park grounds, which were being used for agricultural purposes to contribute to the war efforts, in August 1943.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Its aims instead are centered squarely on the importance of Josh and Melissa’s romance, the value in getting one partner to open up for another.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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Higher learning belongs to everyone and CHILL at IPH aims to foster a welcoming space for curiosity and growth.—
Independent Picture House,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The second is that Trump, as strategist-in-chief, keeps giving his negotiators objectives so implausible, confused or contradictory that even the wiliest diplomats in history — a Klemens von Metternich in the 19th century, say, or a Henry Kissinger in the 20th — would come up empty.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Under medium- and long-term objectives, the country intends to build its nuclear power industry by 2030, according to the State Council Information Office.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Such incongruence between actions and intentions can also bring about feelings of guilt.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
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Closer to home, Jolly does not hide his intentions for Florida.—
Thomas C. Shank,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The work demonstrates that mathematical ideas from classical physics can be used to describe weird and ‘spooky’ behavior that is often attributed to quantum particles.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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Every Gothic cathedral is the product of ideas that altered over generations, ambitions abandoned or superseded, compromises with ballooning budgets, labor shortages, or bottlenecks in the supply chain from quarries and forests and mines.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 Apr. 2026
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The program has accumulated nearly $80 million to support their college and career dreams.—
Debra-Ellen Glickstein,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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For aspiring writers scrolling through deal announcements on industry sites or social media, those vague labels can fuel both dreams and misconceptions.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Ambitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitions. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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