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

Nearly 30 years after his father went missing, Ademi both feared and wished that his remains will finally be found.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Older Generations Regret Not Traveling More A poll of 2,000 adults found New Zealand, Japan and Australia were the locations older generations most wished to visit but had never been to.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of wished

Verb

In March, as the criminal investigation dragged on and many wondered if Burke would ever face charges, Jane, the girl who frequently messaged with Burke before Rivas Hernandez, dreamt about him on his birthday.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Sasaki was dominant for that long Thursday night, looking like every bit of the player the Dodgers have dreamed about for two seasons.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 July 2026

Definition of dreamed

Verb

The process is intended to avoid ion-exchange preconcentration and significant changes to existing mineral production circuits.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
It was released in multiple colors and textures, and, like its French namesake, is intended to be carried under the arm.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

What those founders were building looked very different from the Waubonsee Community College of today.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
A couple in the town raised Fourth Amendment concerns after the device was positioned in a way that looked directly toward their home.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of looked

Verb

Rituals are performed, oaths proposed and broken, and tensions escalate as the unburied body decays.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
One theory, proposed in seminal papers by the Italian hydrologist Andrea Rinaldo and colleagues in the early 1990s, says that river networks are elongated at large scales because this is the most energy-efficient way of transporting water downhill.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of proposed

Verb

By Friday, the French Swimming Federation said the affected area had been treated, allowing athletes to return to the water and the event to proceed as planned.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Three Houthi officials told The Associated Press in July that the group has planned for months how to disrupt shipping in the strait.

— Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of planned

Verb

The depth of the content is unmatched by supplier websites and videos, which are meant to promote the product.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Workers building and fixing data centers has meant a stream of new customers at businesses like Quincy Hardware & Lumber.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of meant

Verb

The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
The Project has transformed tragedy into opportunity and remembrance into action, creating programs and initiatives designed to empower young people, strengthen communities, and open doors that too often remain closed.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026