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as in hopefulness
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as in confidence
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Recent Examples of hope
Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The Royals hope Jensen can assume backup catching duties while continuing to study under Perez next year.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
But hope is now fading that the vote will meaningfully move the needle.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Raisman makes the point that many people suffer in silence, but there is help and hope out there for them.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The Royals hope Jensen can assume backup catching duties while continuing to study under Perez next year.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
Berman’s hope is that the combined firepower of key NWSL investors will spur business development for the league, among other benefits.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
But hope is now fading that the vote will meaningfully move the needle.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope
Verb
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The State Department also joined in this call, saying that cash donations in such instances work best and that those wishing to donate should do their homework, both on who is splicing the donations and what is needed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Students of cinema — or of fin-de-millénaire Americana, for that matter — will eat it up and wish heartily for seconds.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the museum also tries to balance these hard truths with a sense of hopefulness.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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There’s a hopefulness to it, like coming back.—
Sasha Pinto,
Vogue,
6 Oct. 2025
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This funny tale of unlikely heroism can be enjoyed either as a read-aloud or as a confidence booster for newly independent readers.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Narrowly beating Purdue as a 21-point favorite won’t inspire a lot of confidence for the final stretch of the regular season.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The plan, passed by the State Assembly (57-20) and State Senate (30-8) along party lines in August, is designed to give Democrats a stronger advantage in several key congressional races.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Currently, plans for new affordable housing are also often subject to long approval processes involving city agencies and the City Council.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Kai, who has always dreamt of being a warrior against her society’s wishes, discovers a deadly secret about her mother’s past.—
Brittany Johnson,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Miami will need to avoid repeating history to keep its College Football Playoff dreams alive.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Seven decades later, these ideas are mainstream in both Israeli and US discourse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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One idea that still looks elegant but adds a little something-something?—
Luz García,
Glamour,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, and Rice University, the work could reshape how scientists think about pollution cleanup by looking closer at the tiniest details hidden in common minerals.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Elite politics has become so opaque under his rule that pundits look for any clue for China’s direction – from parsing Xi’s words for their real meaning to assessing the color of his hair.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Hope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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