hope (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope (for)
Verb
  • Shanahan said rookie receiver Jordan Watkins (calf) is expected to resume practicing this week.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • AccuWeather spent a week warning people along the Eastern Seaboard of the significant impacts expected from the storm, including widespread power outages, flooding, and beach erosion so severe that some beaches may no longer exist.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Big-box retailers are stocking up ahead of the holidays, anticipating that demand will extend beyond traditional toy buyers like children and collectors.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The think tank also set out to create shadow versions of the OMB and of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to anticipate legal challenges and counter internal pushback.
    Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Current had no definitive answer on the extent of her injury, as the club awaited the results of an MRI during the postgame news conference.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Gorgeous beaches and some of the world’s best scuba diving and snorkeling sites await in Okinawa.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Hope (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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