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bourne

noun

ˈbȯrn How to pronounce bourne (audio)
variants also bourn
Definition of bournenext
as in purpose
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourne
  1. purpose
  2. plan
  3. intent
  4. aim
  5. goal
  6. intention
  7. idea
  8. object
Noun
  • But more is not a purpose, and scale is not automatically success.
    — Michelle De Almeida, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The language of exploitation and cultural extraction gave the battle a purpose that seemed to extend well beyond either rapper.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of purpose
Noun
  • Depending on your situation, a debt management plan, debt consolidation or simply negotiating directly with creditors may be a better option.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Their plan to find a long-term answer at QB appears centered on the 2027 draft, which is expected to feature a more talented class with the likes of Arch Manning, Dante Moore, Julian Sayin and CJ Carr.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • Additionally, the school published the statements with intent to harm Skains, according to the verdict.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Attorneys for Shanetta Bossell filed a notice of intent to rely on lack of mental capacity defense, according to court records filed Friday.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of intent
Noun
  • Both drivers were told to stop yo-yoing positions and to instead work together to pull clear of the Red Bull, with the aim of clinching the team’s 1-2 result before settling their own fight at the end.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • What was your way in there and why was that subject specifically something that felt so pertinent to your larger aims?
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of aim
Noun
  • The goal is to help crews identify important contacts sooner.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • My goal is to analyze financial markets by taking a longer view of history, and to give broader context to recent events.
    — Kelly Evans, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of goal
Noun
  • Organizations that adopt technology without understanding how that technology enables innovation will struggle, at best, or, more likely, fall behind competitors that move with greater intention.
    — Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Wisconsin fired football coach Paul Chryst in 2022 with the intention of pushing a proud program back to national dominance.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of intention
Noun
  • The new experiment tested those competing ideas by deliberately weakening the electron interactions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But the head of Germany’s central bank, who is also a member of the European Central Bank Governing Council, said Melenchon’s debt cancelation idea would be forbidden under the currency bloc’s rules and could lead to hyperinflation.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of idea
Noun
  • Lanigan-O’Keeffe believes the objects’ origins will have little impact on the final prices.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • By contrast, modern proponents of the existence of a ninth planet focus their searches further out, looking instead to orbital peculiarities in smaller objects that occupy the distant reaches of the solar system.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of object
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“Bourne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourne. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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