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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
The Pinstripe Bowl between Penn State and Clemson featured teams that opened the year with national championship aspirations but combined for 13 regular-season victories.
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The bottom seven teams in the league do not seem to have aspirations to compete, and more than a few teenagers now dot these rosters in a clear gambit to get in early on rising talent.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Data from the report shows that undocumented students who attend newcomers academies in the United States on average perform lower on standardized tests, experience more mental health and behavioral issues and have lower post-secondary aspirations than those who attend mainstream campuses.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
And then that quickly turned into bigger aspirations.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
The initiative is launching at the Cannes Film Festival, and has aspirations to finance between five and 10 films a year at $2-25M budgets.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 May 2026
But for a team that has aspirations of making a deep run in the playoffs this season, Jocytė will certainly need to be a threat to score as the current makeup of the roster is missing a pure bucket getter.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Kimbrel has been fine, but a team with title aspirations should have a more effective high-leverage reliever.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Any showbiz aspirations would give way to the traditional choices of women in middle-class America in the 1950s.
—John Ficarra, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The bottom seven teams in the league do not seem to have aspirations to compete, and more than a few teenagers now dot these rosters in a clear gambit to get in early on rising talent.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Data from the report shows that undocumented students who attend newcomers academies in the United States on average perform lower on standardized tests, experience more mental health and behavioral issues and have lower post-secondary aspirations than those who attend mainstream campuses.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
And then that quickly turned into bigger aspirations.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
The initiative is launching at the Cannes Film Festival, and has aspirations to finance between five and 10 films a year at $2-25M budgets.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 May 2026
But for a team that has aspirations of making a deep run in the playoffs this season, Jocytė will certainly need to be a threat to score as the current makeup of the roster is missing a pure bucket getter.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Kimbrel has been fine, but a team with title aspirations should have a more effective high-leverage reliever.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Any showbiz aspirations would give way to the traditional choices of women in middle-class America in the 1950s.
—John Ficarra, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspirations
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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
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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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Last month, Will County Board members approved Earthrise Energy’s plans for a 2,400-acre solar farm near Crete.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Citing statements from jurors and a county clerk who aided Hill, Murdaugh's lawyers say Hill urged jurors not to be confused by Murdaugh's defense tactics and to watch his body language — and that she was motivated by plans to publish a book about the case.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The brutal wipeout required more than 100 stitches — and tentatively ended Johnson’s professional surfing ambitions.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The issues holding up negotiations between the two sides include Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its control of the Hormuz.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Sarah Eddy, a second lawyer for OpenAI and its executives, said that Musk was lying to the jury about his true intentions.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Tennessee advanced a map that would break up the state’s only majority-Black district, and southern states that had already held primaries declared their intentions to redraw their maps in the near future.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Long before modern multiculturalism, the American founding itself drew heavily upon biblical ideas and categories rooted in the Torah.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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This brief genius window can make strategy clearer, reveal missing pieces, and turn vague ideas into usable next steps.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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“Aspirations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspirations. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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