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as in hopefulness
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as in confidence
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Recent Examples of hope
Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Here, though, there’s still hope that Chile could advance to the final.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Megan Vick, Variety, 22 June 2026
Ahmad smartly uses that hope to make a thematic point.
—Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
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Verb
Today, community leaders hope to transform the Jarratt House into a place where visitors and locals can learn about history of Pocahontas Island.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Here, though, there’s still hope that Chile could advance to the final.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Noun
But really, a Landry never gives up hope.
—Megan Vick, Variety, 22 June 2026
Ahmad smartly uses that hope to make a thematic point.
—Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope
Verb
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Of course, those who work in comedy wish the streamer would talk to more comics.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Habermas wished, in a sense, to vacate the hotel and traverse the abyss outside.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The other half is King’s reaction, memorized by fans who grew up in the hopefulness of the Rose years.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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For all of his inherent hopefulness as a storyteller, however, Spielberg also readily casts a wary eye at the powers that be.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Noun
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What gives us confidence in this assertion?—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Soloviev brims with the confidence of a billionaire’s son who has managed to chart his own unusual course.—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
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Hired for four years at a salary of $440,000, Carvalho quickly adopted a strategic plan that included detailed, regular review of a school’s test scores — from both the annual state tests and periodic district assessments.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Corlys is below deck on The Queen Who Never Was, telling a defiant Alyn about Rhaenyra’s new plan for peace, when the alarms sound.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Verb
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And SpaceX is dreaming even bigger than that.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
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Eddie Knox dreamt of being a farmer.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Noun
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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.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
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Clear terms help trust grow over time.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Noun
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In Labour circles, there is an old joke poking fun at Burnham’s chameleon-like ability to blend into whichever set of ideas is in vogue on the left at that moment in time.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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That idea guided nearly every aspect of the wardrobe.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Verb
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Despite its nickname, June's moon won't look red like a strawberry, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Years of uncertainty followed, as Britain and the European Union wrangled over what their future trading relationship would look like.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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“Hope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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