as in ambitious
having a strong desire for personal advancement
an aspiring young pianist eager to win the prestigious competition
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as in planning
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 rising
to move or extend upward
a tower aspiring towards the heavens
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Recent Examples of aspiring
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
What followed was a grind that most aspiring pop stars don’t talk about openly.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Arkapaw, the first woman to receive the Academy Award for Cinematography, gave solid advice to aspiring artists.
—John Ross, Vanity Fair, 19 Apr. 2026
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Slate is a refreshing outlier among the aspiring new electric vehicle OEMs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
What followed was a grind that most aspiring pop stars don’t talk about openly.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Eventually, Fuqua moved to Los Angeles and found his way into Propaganda Films, an ideal place for an aspiring filmmaker.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Arkapaw, the first woman to receive the Academy Award for Cinematography, gave solid advice to aspiring artists.
—John Ross, Vanity Fair, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspiring
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The agency has even more ambitious plans in the years ahead — including putting boots down on the moon just a couple of years from now.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The actress puts her Broadway chops to good use as the ambitious perfectionist (and Barbra Streisand obsessive) Rachel Berry on Glee, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the role.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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The district recently approved new course materials for some high school math courses, and is planning for a middle school Spanish language arts pilot and new advanced high school welding class to start next school year.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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JPMorgan Chase is planning to consolidate workspace for existing Charlotte workers and account for more hiring by moving into a SouthPark office that has room for over 1,000 workers, further expanding its push into the hometown territory of rival banks.—
Chase Jordan
April 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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But there are concerns about rising ticket prices and soaring production budgets, fueled by higher costs for labor, materials and energy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The group announced the new mutual aid market on social media, citing community concerns over rising costs as the motivation behind the move.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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While many leave college intending to return, few ultimately do.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bishop acquired the property, intending to preserve the inactive cemetery as a memorial site for the military veterans buried there, some dating back to the Civil War.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Wallace won the team’s only race at the Brickyard 400, and an organization that seemed to be ascending suddenly appeared to have leveled off a bit.—
Dave Skretta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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In early 1961, nine years after ascending to the throne of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II made her first visit as monarch to India and Pakistan, among other destinations.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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United are, however, also looking at the centre-back market.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Every franchise is looking for that game-changing find.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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As optimism over an extended ceasefire grew, oil prices fell early Friday after climbing a day earlier.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Air New Zealand will soon offer a solution that involves climbing into a triple-tier bunk bed wearing special socks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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New Glenn’s first stage continued a downrange parabolic arc, briefly soaring into space before guiding itself toward Blue Origin’s landing platform in the Atlantic Ocean nearly 400 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 Apr. 2026
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But all was not well in America in 1976, in the aftermath of the unpopular Vietnam War and the presidential scandal that was Watergate, and beset by soaring gasoline prices amid crisis in the Middle East.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Aspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspiring. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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