BOURNE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

bourne

noun

ˈbȯrn

variants also bourn

Definition of bourne

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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Noun

Also, as open-source models, developers can download the models for free and tweak them to suit their own purposes.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 July 2026
And then it is found, resulting in a tug-of-war to retain and use it for very different reasons and purposes.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Definition of purpose

Noun

He’s pivoted nicely from relying on Aemond and Vhagar to a plan that involves sowing chaos and propping up a challenger by, among other things, printing new money with the challenger’s face on it.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Most recently, a flurry of appeals from several governments — including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar — dissuaded Trump from following through on a plan to collect fees from ships transiting the strait.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of plan

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BrainCo’s platform points toward a future in which robots may be guided more directly by human intent rather than keyboards, controllers, or voice commands.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Six years ago, while still legally a child, Olivia Rodrigo left her career as a Disney Channel actress with the intent of becoming a pop star.

— Jack Baruth, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026

Definition of intent

Noun

The aim was to capture each country’s unique fan and football culture.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Peacock’s aim appears to be translating this pleasant, lightly anesthetizing experience to the screen, with a bunch of name-brand stars plugged in to draw viewers.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026

Definition of aim

Noun

With England getting more and more defensive, the Argentines were able to press further into the attacking half in search of a goal.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
For England, the most pressing question was how to neutralize Messi, the tournament’s all-time leading scorer with 21 goals over six World Cups.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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