as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
college is his immediate aspiration after he graduates from high school
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Recent Examples of aspirations
To get a sense of how these changes are affecting the next generation’s aspirations, Wired spoke to five high school seniors across the United States about their futures.
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IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
While pool is not an Olympic sport, its governing body still has aspirations of getting into the Olympics and followed through on the ban.
—Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The singer and actress starred on The CW series as Jenny Humphrey and left during Season 4 to pursue her aspirations as the lead singer of rock band The Pretty Reckless.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, Lomax said, his aspirations go well beyond social media fame.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Their depth and resolve are being tested one month into a season that still has aspirations of winning a third consecutive Stanley Cup despite a 6-6-1 record that has them at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings through 13 games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
In an interview with Billboard Japan, the group discussed a wide range of topics, from the creative process behind the new release to their aspirations for 2026.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Do the whiskies live up to those lofty aspirations?
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
There’s nothing wrong with aspirations.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
While pool is not an Olympic sport, its governing body still has aspirations of getting into the Olympics and followed through on the ban.
—Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The singer and actress starred on The CW series as Jenny Humphrey and left during Season 4 to pursue her aspirations as the lead singer of rock band The Pretty Reckless.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, Lomax said, his aspirations go well beyond social media fame.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Their depth and resolve are being tested one month into a season that still has aspirations of winning a third consecutive Stanley Cup despite a 6-6-1 record that has them at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings through 13 games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
In an interview with Billboard Japan, the group discussed a wide range of topics, from the creative process behind the new release to their aspirations for 2026.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Do the whiskies live up to those lofty aspirations?
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
There’s nothing wrong with aspirations.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspirations
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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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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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Many clubs across the English football pyramid, such as Manchester City and Leeds United, have posted on their websites about their Remembrance Day plans for this weekend.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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While it's left some passengers making backup plans and reserving rental cars, the flights canceled Friday represented just a small portion of overall flights nationwide.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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His remarks come as China sends new signals on its crypto ambitions.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
6 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 her lusty eyes roving over the musclebound gunslinger soon to be known as Igor (Cal Bolder) betray her true intentions.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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The show follows the unlikely relationship between agnostic podcaster Joanne (Bell) and rabbi Noah (Brody), as Foster revealed her specific intentions with Brody’s character this time around.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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But this search for ideas and solutions will only work if it can be simply communicated to the players.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Stick with who, whom, and whose for people (and animals who have names) and that and which for things and ideas.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Aspirations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspirations. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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