aspired

verb

past tense of aspire
1
as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds

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2
as in ascended
to move or extend upward a tower aspiring towards the heavens

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Recent Examples of aspired The more Alois Hitler pushed him toward a civil servant career, the more Adolf aspired to become an artist. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 Besler, who once aspired to little more than high school basketball tournaments and indoor soccer in Kansas City, became the first Kansas City kid to reach the World Cup. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 That stance no doubt created discomfort for the engineers in attendance who were involved in EPRI projects, or who aspired to be. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026 Except none of the latter would pan out as Franny (and the director’s teenage self) aspired to. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026 People aspired to his style, his honours, and his knack for rebuilding a squad. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 May 2026 Seydoux, who grew up in an artistic family (her grandfather is the chairman of French media giant Pathé), once aspired to sing professionally; using her voice was a return of sorts. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 May 2026 An online obituary for Hissom describes her as a college student at CSU Sacramento who aspired to next attend medical school and become a psychiatrist. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 Lucky has long aspired to become a lawyer, but the cost of college forced her to step away from school last fall and work full-time. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspired
  1. intended
  2. ascended
  3. planned
  4. climbed
  5. hoped
  6. rose
  7. meant
  8. soared
Verb
  • SpaceX’s goals for Flight 13 of Starship include testing several changes intended to overcome the engine issues on Flight 12 two months ago.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • The events were initially intended to reduce waste in landfills.
    — Brady Dennis, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
Definition of intended
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  • Sporting nirvana When Fernández’s header hit the net nearly 10 minutes later, those Argentines ascended into a realm of sporting nirvana that might come along once or twice in a lifetime.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Blubaugh ascended the Houston Astros’ farm system as a starting pitcher but is flourishing in the bullpen during his first taste of major-league life.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of ascended
Verb
  • Player sales — which are planned for, are made on Newcastle’s terms and, where possible, at the point of maximum value — have become integral.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • The pair had planned on getting engaged soon, Sarah Milgrim’s father, Robert Milgrim, previously told The Star.
    — Caroline Zimmerman July 17, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of planned
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  • Ivar laid out Axiom with a spin kick and climbed to the top rope.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • But the lack of central air-conditioning has still left the office sweltering as temperatures climbed toward triple digits.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of climbed
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  • Patients and the company had hoped the therapy could move into an FDA review based on existing evidence, a hope that was dashed Monday.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of hoped
Verb
  • Outbound shipments to the US rose 26% year-on-year in June, one month after notching the fastest pace since early 2021.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Between 2025 and 2026, Gen Z’s excitement about AI dropped 14%, meanwhile feelings of anger rose 9%.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of rose
Verb
  • Wahab previously said her bill is meant to prevent that same sort of abuse of taxpayer money in her district, which covers parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • The extreme demand for these shows — driven even higher after two headline-making nights — meant huge crowds of would-be concertgoers outside the ballpark on Sunday evening.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
Definition of meant
Verb
  • The nation’s spending on obesity medicines, including GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, soared by 81% last year, PwC said.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • Philly fans, who loudly booed everyone but Schwarber and Bryce Harper throughout the night, quietly headed toward the exits when Walker's winning shot soared over the left field wall.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of soared

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