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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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as in ascended
to move or extend upward
a tower aspiring towards the heavens
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Recent Examples of aspired
José Guerra, a Venezuelan economist, told us that graduates aspired to land PDVSA jobs.
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The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
In the process, Pahlavi also aspired to raise his public profile.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
For a time growing up, Gu aspired to join the cross-country team at Stanford, but her skiing talent won out.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
Vince imagined the sparkling space would serve as an incubator for his new startup ventures and aspired to take over the top floor.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Bell played Nikki, one of the club’s main performers, and Christina Aguilera played Ali, who aspired to perform at the club.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
For political wives, the inauguration coat is an agenda-setter – the first statement on how someone who may or may not have aspired to be a public symbol will navigate the always-tricky, often exasperating act of using clothes to elucidate or complement her husband’s administration.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Bi originally aspired to become a writer.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Beckstrom, her ex-boyfriend told NBC News, aspired to be an FBI special agent.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
In the process, Pahlavi also aspired to raise his public profile.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
For a time growing up, Gu aspired to join the cross-country team at Stanford, but her skiing talent won out.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
Vince imagined the sparkling space would serve as an incubator for his new startup ventures and aspired to take over the top floor.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Bell played Nikki, one of the club’s main performers, and Christina Aguilera played Ali, who aspired to perform at the club.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
For political wives, the inauguration coat is an agenda-setter – the first statement on how someone who may or may not have aspired to be a public symbol will navigate the always-tricky, often exasperating act of using clothes to elucidate or complement her husband’s administration.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Bi originally aspired to become a writer.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Beckstrom, her ex-boyfriend told NBC News, aspired to be an FBI special agent.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspired
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The agency said concerns about dicamba drifting to places where it was not intended are real and must be managed.—
Michael Phillis,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Patriots intended to build through the draft when Eliot Wolf was promoted to executive vice president of player personnel in 2024, so the team re-signed its own in-house free agents and put together an eight-pick draft class, of which two players remain on their Super Bowl roster.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Boitano watched with interest as Malinin slowly ascended.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Drake Maye's impressive season At just 23 years old and playing in his first full season in the league, Maye ascended quickly to stardom.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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About an hour later, SpaceX confirmed the satellites (Group 17-33) had been deployed as planned.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Like many nations across the world, Australia has experienced sharp divisions over Israel’s war in Gaza that have spilled into protests – with more planned in as many as 30 cities nationwide on Monday to mark Herzog’s visit.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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At the time of publishing, this had climbed to more than 23 million views.—
Ivana Scatola,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The presence of office workers waving and taking selfies inside the building as Honnold climbed past them sparked anxiety among some viewers during the broadcast.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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Trump has not ruled out granting Maxwell clemency, but Republican pushback to that notion quickly rose after Maxwell made the appeal.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Swirling and intricate pink rose custom Pierre Frey wallpaper and deep blue wainscoting lead to the LaVerne suite, and mint greens and pastel pinks plus detailed wallpaper of Southwestern cacti and brush mirror Hal Thompson’s likes.—
Mandy Ellis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Of these, 4,000 blue cards were meant for residents to spend at restaurants and 2,000 copper cards were meant for residents to spend at stores and boutiques.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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His character, Sean Bateman, was meant to be the younger brother of Patrick Bateman, played by Christian Bale in American Psycho.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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During the 1980-90 decade, for example, the state’s population soared by about 6 million people, a nearly 25% gain, thanks to high levels of immigration and a lofty birth rate.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Temperatures soared roughly 20 degrees above normal for February across valleys and typically cooler coastal areas.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The January transfer window ended with fewer signings than Nottingham Forest might have wished, but not with any shortage of drama.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Just as the Founders would have wished!—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Aspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspired. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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