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
Later, the Moon squares the Sun and may reveal tension between duties and bigger ambitions.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
On balance, confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions was necessary.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The project’s vast ambitions have already accrued about five years of delay, and, all told, its price to taxpayers has ballooned to nearly $5 billion.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Scaling Innovation and Sustainability As Cherukuri looks to the future, his ambitions remain grounded in purpose.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Culinary experiences banking on fresh local ingredients and revisiting traditional Sardinian cuisine add to the holistic well-being ambitions of the retreat, which last year also unveiled a remodeling of five of its suites overlooking the sea or garden patio.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Indonesia’s government has big ambitions for the country to become a giant in the green-energy transition, but its nickel mining remains far from clean and has come at a cost to the environment and the livelihood of locals.
—NPR, 7 May 2026
Famously, the United Kingdom had ambitions for a very large aircraft carrier called HMS Habakkuk.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
What are your grand ambitions inside and outside comedy?
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
On balance, confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions was necessary.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The project’s vast ambitions have already accrued about five years of delay, and, all told, its price to taxpayers has ballooned to nearly $5 billion.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Scaling Innovation and Sustainability As Cherukuri looks to the future, his ambitions remain grounded in purpose.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Culinary experiences banking on fresh local ingredients and revisiting traditional Sardinian cuisine add to the holistic well-being ambitions of the retreat, which last year also unveiled a remodeling of five of its suites overlooking the sea or garden patio.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Indonesia’s government has big ambitions for the country to become a giant in the green-energy transition, but its nickel mining remains far from clean and has come at a cost to the environment and the livelihood of locals.
—NPR, 7 May 2026
Famously, the United Kingdom had ambitions for a very large aircraft carrier called HMS Habakkuk.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
What are your grand ambitions inside and outside comedy?
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambitions
Noun
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His five goals in all tied Bobby Ryan (2008-09) for the most by a Ducks rookie in a single postseason.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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McNeela has four goals this season.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Liverpool have revised plans to increase ticket prices following protests and lengthy discussions with the club’s supporters’ board.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Letter writer blames sister-in-law for brother’s non-Jewish funeral plans.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
7 May 2026
Noun
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For all intents and purposes, the bulk of the offseason acquisition for the Dallas Cowboys is wrapped up.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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Water conservation The communities of Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills and Orion Township have urged all of their residents to conserve water and use it only for necessary purposes.—
Nicholas Lentz,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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In the middle of the conflict the thing was about getting the war aims done.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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For companies, the key is to have a detailed understanding of the return each dollar provides to successfully achieve both aims.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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To this end, the robot symbolizes changes in moon missions’ objectives from pure observation and sample collection to more of an on-site engineering project.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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The primary objectives to reach that goal include the total removal of Hamas militants from the region, the decommissioning of weapons, and de-radicalization of the Palestinian population.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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In other words, your intentions may not be considered if your paperwork is not in order.—
Rebecca L. Palmer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Diversity can’t be sustained through good intentions alone.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Noun
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In a county that includes 88 cities, all of which have overlapping and sometimes conflicting ideas, there have been few avenues for reaching consensus.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Those are ideas most Americans — especially people who actually spend time outdoors — can still rally behind.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Around him, siblings, lovers and friends face CIA threats, tourist-rental anxieties, drug-dealing producers, secret desire and lottery dreams in a choral portrait of love, family and frustrated escape.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Each gets stage time to speak at length about their dreams, both realized and broken, and regrets.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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“Ambitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitions. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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