hoped

past tense of hope

Example Sentences

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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
  • Shivon Zilis, the mother of four children with Musk, said their breakup was sudden but wished him the best.
    — Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Nishimura then asked what the panelists wished brands would ask young people more often.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Having once dreamed a modern India would be able to move past divisions of religion and caste, Jinnah became disillusioned.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Brooks, in particular, Panthers fans have dreamed about for years.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • An artificial intelligence system designed by Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, submitted a false homicide tip to the Philadelphia police, the latest incident of AI agents acting in ways that weren’t intended.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The company also introduced an additional validation mechanism intended to prevent similar incidents during future testing, according to information shared with police.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Something may have looked manageable until real life entered the picture.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Teenagers and young adults were arriving with sudden-onset, elaborate tic-like behaviors that looked little like the syndrome psychiatrist Kirsten Müller-Vahl had spent decades treating.
    — Nebyou Belay, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The potential new developer has not yet proposed a formal development plan, which would again go through a public approval process.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The resolution proposed by the groups would end the county’s spending, contracts, property use and grants for mass surveillance systems like Flock, DeFlock Fort Worth founder Steven Lawrence said.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Part 2 is planned for Christmas 2026, with Part 3 currently in development.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Balknight had also planned to retire that day before agreeing to stay on as acting superintendent.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For families Ski vacations and mountain vacations are meant to be enjoyed with the whole family—there’s little that is more connecting than a day on the slopes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The move is meant to bring down high diesel costs across the country ahead of the midterm elections.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At 25 minutes per episode, the show is designed for streaming services, and it has been given an innovative rollout in Germany this fall, when three episodes will launch on ZDF’s streaming service, with Episode 1 also available on YouTube.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Typically made in days or weeks, emergency orders are designed to be temporary, lasting only as cases continue to play out in lower courts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Hoped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoped. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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