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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
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.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Fast-forward to the present, and the biennial format has spread across the planet as part of a global culture industry driven as much by tourism and city branding as by artistic ambitions.
—Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship highlights his white nationalist ambitions, reporter Carlos De Loera writes.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The company’s ambitions now encompass rockets, satellites, and AI after a merger with Musk’s xAI.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 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
Her comments come as Israeli strikes have displaced over 1 million people across Lebanon, and as Israeli officials state their ambitions to expand further into the south of the country, up to the Litani River, home to around 600,000 people.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
But her ambitions extend beyond acting.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Fast-forward to the present, and the biennial format has spread across the planet as part of a global culture industry driven as much by tourism and city branding as by artistic ambitions.
—Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship highlights his white nationalist ambitions, reporter Carlos De Loera writes.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The company’s ambitions now encompass rockets, satellites, and AI after a merger with Musk’s xAI.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 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
Her comments come as Israeli strikes have displaced over 1 million people across Lebanon, and as Israeli officials state their ambitions to expand further into the south of the country, up to the Litani River, home to around 600,000 people.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
But her ambitions extend beyond acting.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 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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At the same time, the mission will test flight controllers and procedures needed to safely send astronauts back to the moon for long-duration stays as NASA makes plans for a future moon base.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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How does the new Coral Gables board game fit into the chamber’s plans?—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 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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Soderbergh extracts some fun from the ensuing cat-and-mouse logistics, from Lori’s meticulous duplication of the Christophers to Julian’s efforts to bluff her into admitting her true intentions.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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As the Waltons have become more and more involved in the city’s development, some have started to express harsh skepticism about their intentions.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Consider enrolling in a class or talking about philosophical ideas with your peers, because such bold curiosity presently translates into mental growth.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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If the figures of Rosie the Riveter, Lillian Gilbreth, and Jane Fonda helped to establish ideas of twentieth-century smartness, then PAT, a glitchy computerized mother figure, carries us into the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 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 8 Apr. 2026.
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