Thesaurus results for HOPED

hoped

verb

past tense of hope

as in wished

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Recent Examples of hoped Patients and the company had hoped the therapy could move into an FDA review based on existing evidence, a hope that was dashed Monday. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoped

Verb

Inter ended its statement by describing how Mazzola wished to be remembered.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
None of the war veteran candidates to whom CNN reached out wished to be interviewed.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of wished

Verb

While intended to shield ordinary consumers and blunt public backlash, the move significantly increases operational costs for data centers, further driving up project financing needs.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
The right accessories – aka, your nails – can transform your autumn wardrobes, so nailing (pun intended) the color, shape and art is everything.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

For The Times) In the other new study, Taylor and his colleagues looked along the banks of rivers running through the cities of Bakersfield and Coalinga.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The witness looked in the trash and found four postmarked letters that were opened and not addressed to Boutte’s home, according to court records.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of looked

Verb

Lawmakers in several states have proposed restricting or even banning them.

— Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Lawrence bristled at that charge, noting that he's been protesting data centers since last fall when a wave of new projects was proposed across the district and the state.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of proposed

Verb

As part of the arrangement, the elder Ryan agreed to cover the lion’s share of the differences in building a new stadium, originally priced at $830 million, from the $300 million the university planned to spend on renovating the older one.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
From 2021 through 2027, approximately $35 million in investment is planned across the community, encompassing the Club, golf course, infrastructure, amenities and other improvements.

— Trident Ventures Content Studio, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of planned

Verb

Readers are meant to assume that the author does not think the way the pastor does.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Questions over how reform should go Schwesig and others in the governing parties have cast doubt on aspects of the federal government’s reform agenda, which is meant to bolster a chronically sluggish economy.

— Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of meant

Verb

The factory reportedly uses flexible production lines designed to meet the requirements of its customers.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Even the best helmets and other gear can give a false sense of security, Nowinski says, because they’re primarily designed to reduce skull fracture and linear acceleration, not the rotational acceleration that leads to CTE.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026