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as in opportunities
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as in desires
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as in beliefs
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Recent Examples of hopes
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopes
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According to sources, Charles wishes to leave her the Keppel Tiara, a diamond-and-ruby piece valued at around $44,000, which originally belonged to Alice Keppel, Camilla’s great-great-grandmother.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 June 2026
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Ned wishes to reveal Joffrey’s illegitimacy, but is instead betrayed by Littlefinger (Aidan Gillen), imprisoned by Cersei, and beheaded in a public execution on Joffrey's orders.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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Offers from Championship and League One clubs in England and opportunities abroad followed, but after speaking to manager Jim Goodwin about a return to Tannadice, his mind was made up.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Today, American players are starring for some of Europe's biggest clubs, competing in the Champions League and exploring opportunities that would have been unimaginable during Donovan's playing days.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Even before the exhibition was open to the public, as the museum was readying for a private press preview, passersby on Grand Avenue grabbed paper tags from the outdoor installation’s instructions table and began filling the olive trees with their desires, the Broad said.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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But her desires shift soon after meeting a new hire for the legal department, the British Daniel Blanchflower (Goldstein).—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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The list complied with a 2013 congressional mandate to capture a better picture of the faith and beliefs in the ranks.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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This World Cup, with its unprecedented global outreach, offers a unique opportunity to observe the values, beliefs and relationships that players choose to display on their bodies.—
Gustavo Morello,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Massachusetts-born, Robinson will be playing on home soil in front of friends, family and national team fanatics, an honor every player dreams of but only very few get.—
Jim Sciutto,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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This kid just hit the biggest home run of his life — a moment every athlete dreams about — and the umps toss him?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The possibilities are endless, so stay curious!—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Since its debut on the scene in 2025 at 10 Corso Como, the pioneering sensory design platform has become distinguished for highlighting the unexpected possibilities that coalesce when creative minds in the olfactory, art and design fields unite.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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The scenery was breathtaking, but the thought of the approaching dusk loomed large in our minds.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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This show works to understand how those two minds—both devoted to upending the art market by making work that’s not easily categorizable—entertain certain themes simultaneously.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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Lamont Tuesday is expected to announce $5 million allocated by the State Bond Commission for Connecticut’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which includes houses of worship for all faiths.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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For more than two centuries, our creedal nationalism has been a source of strength, binding together Americans of diverse faiths and backgrounds.—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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“Hopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopes. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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