as in goals
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
That revelation prodded insurgents in British possessions from Ireland to Sierra Leone to take to the streets to assert their own ambitions for economic and political autonomy over the decades to come.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
His remarks come as China sends new signals on its crypto ambitions.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Virtual and physical demonstrations and presentations familiarized the audience, a cross-section of entertainment, finance and technology pros, with the companies’ innovations and ambitions.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
India is nurturing its AI ambitions with nationwide funding programs and plans to host the AI Impact Summit in 2026.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
William spoke to all 15 finalists about their experience of the Earthshot Prize Finalist Programme and their ambitions ahead of the awards.
—Phil Boucher, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
There was a lot of discussion at the reunion about Nicolle’s influencer ambitions.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Youhug Media’s presentation included two projects to bolster its international ambitions.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
More specifically, the Sounders are looking for a large minority partner that can lend capital and expertise to the club’s big project ambitions, including real estate aspirations that could include a new soccer-specific stadium at its Longacres development.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
His remarks come as China sends new signals on its crypto ambitions.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Virtual and physical demonstrations and presentations familiarized the audience, a cross-section of entertainment, finance and technology pros, with the companies’ innovations and ambitions.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
India is nurturing its AI ambitions with nationwide funding programs and plans to host the AI Impact Summit in 2026.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
William spoke to all 15 finalists about their experience of the Earthshot Prize Finalist Programme and their ambitions ahead of the awards.
—Phil Boucher, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
There was a lot of discussion at the reunion about Nicolle’s influencer ambitions.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Youhug Media’s presentation included two projects to bolster its international ambitions.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
More specifically, the Sounders are looking for a large minority partner that can lend capital and expertise to the club’s big project ambitions, including real estate aspirations that could include a new soccer-specific stadium at its Longacres development.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambitions
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The observatory is conducting a ten-year-long survey of the southern sky, dubbed the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, which has as one of its principal goals improving our understanding of the nature of both dark energy and dark matter.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Coming into his 21st season in the league, Ovechkin needed three goals to become the inaugural member of the 900 club.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Though Swain has big plans, there has yet to be mass adoption by the traditional stalwarts of PE—the big pension funds, insurers, and endowments.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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No North American or other market plans have been announced as yet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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These innovations can be used for a variety of purposes, including assisting humans with tasks, conducting research, or performing dangerous or tedious jobs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The current policy, last revised in 2010, allows students to possess electronic devices during the school day but prohibits their use unless approved for educational purposes.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Trump’s aims, in other words, were commercial and appeared to forsake many of his first administration’s highest priorities.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ambitious policies, even those whose aims aren’t fully met, have real value; despite the relatively low uptake, New Mexico’s current plan has been a boon to many families.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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More generally, the objectives of AI are determined by those with social power, whether that is in the criminal justice system, in education, in medicine, or in the secret police forces of autocratic surveillance states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 2006 Shanghai pension fund scandal also showed how political objectives can compromise the responsible management of public money.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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But, no matter how good your intentions are, life always manages to throw a wrench into your cleaning routine.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Family ties To be sure, Yayra Agbofah, a social entrepreneur based in Ghana who is one of 10 winners this year, had his doubts about H&M Foundation’s intentions at first.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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The shareholder meetings give the youngest Browns in the sixth and seventh generations, and their distant cousins, a chance to meet and bounce ideas off one another.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Few characters are as beloved as those from The Wizard of Oz (1939), making for reliable costume ideas year after year.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI and Amazon announced Monday that the former will pay the latter $38 billion over seven years for computing capacity to fuel its AI dreams.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps, curled inside the turbulent virginal atmosphere, Helm dreams of being a storm, has a prophetic vision of destruction, feels a natural calling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Ambitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitions. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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