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
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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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, your focus sharpens on goals.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, your focus sharpens on goals.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
1 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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The robotic characters break free from their restaurant resting place to cause chaos in town, while the villainous Marionette pops up to possess victims for her own nefarious purposes.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Trump has not only stolen top-secret government files, apparently for business purposes but used his office to harass and investigate his political targets.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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October 23 – November 21 Group efforts benefit from clear, shared aims.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that his military's aims in Iran are beyond halfway complete, but that Israel is widening its invasion of Lebanon.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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Coupled with a significant degradation of Iranian military power, something already underway, these objectives would constitute an acceptable end to the war.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2026
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The talks come as thousands of additional Marines arrive in the region despite officials insisting that objectives can be achieved without launching a ground war.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 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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Still, India is pushing its aviation dreams, with Modi leading the charge.—
Aishwarya S Iyer,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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And many of these companies’ AI dreams are tied up in OpenAI, which just exited a massive deal with Disney to try to secure its place in Hollywood.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Ambitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitions. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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