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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
Wilkins made no secret of his own golden ambitions.
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The script lightly pokes fun at the lofty ambitions of theater-makers who aim to change lives through their art, while ultimately affirming the power of theater to lift people’s spirits.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The idea is that the chips would be used to support Musk’s artificial intelligence business xAI, a line of humanoid robots and data centers in space — ambitions that many in the semiconductor industry don’t take seriously.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Weinberg deals with failure by having high ambitions and high standards.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Officials see the move as closely tied to Hong Kong's maritime ambitions.
—Lee Ying Shan,emily Tan, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Viewers come to learn that Lori long ago abandoned her painting ambitions after a chance encounter with Julian, who publicly lambasted her work.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Aptera offered a fresh glimpse into its solar electric vehicle ambitions when co-CEO Steve Fambro shared a real-time comparison that quickly drew attention.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
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.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The script lightly pokes fun at the lofty ambitions of theater-makers who aim to change lives through their art, while ultimately affirming the power of theater to lift people’s spirits.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The idea is that the chips would be used to support Musk’s artificial intelligence business xAI, a line of humanoid robots and data centers in space — ambitions that many in the semiconductor industry don’t take seriously.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Weinberg deals with failure by having high ambitions and high standards.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Officials see the move as closely tied to Hong Kong's maritime ambitions.
—Lee Ying Shan,emily Tan, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Viewers come to learn that Lori long ago abandoned her painting ambitions after a chance encounter with Julian, who publicly lambasted her work.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Aptera offered a fresh glimpse into its solar electric vehicle ambitions when co-CEO Steve Fambro shared a real-time comparison that quickly drew attention.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
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.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambitions
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Wallstedt allowed only 12 goals over his last six starts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Kuruc earned all-state honors last season as a sophomore, scoring 24 goals and setting a program record with 26 assists.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The 18-year-old, who announced his plans to go to UNC Chapel Hill in November 2024 on a scholarship, has a story unlike any other wrestler who has stood alongside him on any podium.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The chipmaker had earlier announced plans to raise its capital expenditure budget to $52 billion-$56 billion for this year from about $40 billion in 2025.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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The agreement says that the flag cannot be removed, except for normal maintenance purposes.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Orbán tried to paint the opposition as a puppet of Brussels, and an accomplice to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s war aims.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
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Indigenous leaders sought to apply pressure on Lula, who has supported Indigenous rights and environmental stewardship in Latin America’s largest nation while also pushing projects that appear to go against those aims.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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So the president is doing what’s necessary to accomplish the main objectives here.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
12 Apr. 2026
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With India facing an acute energy supply crunch, Washington is now pressing for those intentions to turn into near-term commitments.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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That history is why words matter, especially when the intentions behind them are good.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Barnes and Imam had been trading ideas with a scholar named Andrew Willard Jones, whose work focussed on the model of Christendom found in, say, High Middle Ages France, where society was organized around its relationship with the Church.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The script throws a lot of ideas out there and, refreshingly, none of them is to be taken as dogma, especially not Julian’s comment about who has the right to judge art.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Here’s a story from the 2022 that explains her late development and how dreams come true the hard way.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Ambitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitions. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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