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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
With roots dating back to the 1800s, the property was purchased in 1930 by founder Peggy Mills, who aspired to turn it into a botanical garden.
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Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
His father, in particular, fostered an early interest in civil rights and politics, and Skarsgård aspired to one day be a Swedish diplomat in the vein of Dag Hammarskjöld.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
The San Jose State University student, who had a brown belt in karate and aspired to be a police officer, apparently fought furiously against her knife-wielding attacker, this news organization reported in 1989.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
For every kid who aspired to one day play professional football, the NFL Combine, specifically the 40-yard dash, which runs from Thursday to March 1, has been the ultimate goal.
—Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
Van Der Beek, than 20, played 15-year-old Dawson Leery, who aspired to be a director of Steven Spielberg quality.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The series stars Manav Kaul and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as the men who aspired, and succeeded in, founding Kashmir’s first professional soccer team.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Perhaps that’s because these institutions have long been a kind of shorthand for an elite standing to which Hegseth clearly once aspired—as did his boss.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
In the process, Pahlavi also aspired to raise his public profile.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
His father, in particular, fostered an early interest in civil rights and politics, and Skarsgård aspired to one day be a Swedish diplomat in the vein of Dag Hammarskjöld.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
The San Jose State University student, who had a brown belt in karate and aspired to be a police officer, apparently fought furiously against her knife-wielding attacker, this news organization reported in 1989.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
For every kid who aspired to one day play professional football, the NFL Combine, specifically the 40-yard dash, which runs from Thursday to March 1, has been the ultimate goal.
—Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
Van Der Beek, than 20, played 15-year-old Dawson Leery, who aspired to be a director of Steven Spielberg quality.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The series stars Manav Kaul and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as the men who aspired, and succeeded in, founding Kashmir’s first professional soccer team.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Perhaps that’s because these institutions have long been a kind of shorthand for an elite standing to which Hegseth clearly once aspired—as did his boss.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
In the process, Pahlavi also aspired to raise his public profile.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspired
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Primarily intended for use on jets and helicopters, the idea is to provide low-cost per-shot solutions for threats such as drones and missiles.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Officials have said the work is also intended to benefit the species by linking portions of their habitat separated by erosion.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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James ascended for one last alley-oop dunk in the fourth before Doncic’s final 3-pointer, to show not just Durant, but the Rockets, who was king in Houston on Wednesday.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
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The network’s own megahit, Rick and Morty, has ascended from late-night programming into comic books, music, video games, and merchandising, amounting to a revenue stream worth hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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My freshman year, obviously things didn’t turn out exactly as planned, but that’s how life goes.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2026
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Jimmy Rush's younger brother Carl planned the 80th birthday party at the restaurant, knowing that his older brother had long dreamed of the free oysters.—
SYDNEY PAGE THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The suspect then climbed onto the roof of a building at the school, leading to an hours-long standoff.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Vanderbilt climbed six places after reaching the SEC tournament title game.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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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
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Cleveland rose from mayor of Buffalo to governor of New York to the White House in a few years.—
Jacob Lane The Chicago Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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That death toll rose this past week.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The losses deepened after the Fed decided to keep its main interest rate steady, instead of resuming cuts meant to give the job market and economy a boost.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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For a tool meant to monitor avalanches and winter power outages, this is a significant hurdle.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Moo Deng soared to stardom shortly after she was born in 2024, largely thanks to a keeper who shared adorable pictures and videos of the baby hippo on social media.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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However, in recent weeks, aside from the significantly high gas prices in states on the Pacific coast, most notably California, fuel costs have soared nationwide.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Aspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspired. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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