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as in opportunities
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as in wishes
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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
Noun
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The puck needs to be on their stick as much as possible, with the new coach’s philosophies aimed at creating more opportunities to play fast, attack in transition and generate extra possessions.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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But others, especially in the small modular reactor (SMR) field, are now making forays into the public market, creating new opportunities and risks for retail investors.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Daniels also said the bill could conflict with the higher education overhaul, Senate Bill 1, which prohibits universities from taking a position on controversial beliefs or policies.—
Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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For Hughes, the university’s mission should be about equipping students to think critically rather than insulating them from professors’ political beliefs.—
Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Best wishes for all your future endeavors!—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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If the biological father wishes to reconstruct his relationship with his biological son, most courts will support him in that desire.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Whether that means living tiny on a beautiful plot of land or looking to add more livable square footage to your backyard, this open tiny home with lots of charm has endless possibilities at only 209 square feet.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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The possibilities are endless, but three stand out as having a higher likelihood of occurring.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Venus, your ruling planet, goes direct in Pisces on the 12th, ending the retrograde and shifting your focus back to your desires and personal values.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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There is this constant projection from bad-faith actors, who find the truth irrelevant to their desires to rhetorically position the work that artists are doing—and even reality itself.—
Helen Molesworth,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Safdie has applied that signature aesthetic to a story of much grander scope, of an American misfit who dreams big.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hothead dreams neither of lesbian supremacy nor of assimilation but of a radical fluidity.—
Jo Livingstone,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But housing was also on the minds of the organizers.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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And then the manager told them something that blew their minds.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Through counseling, peer support groups, life skills education and direct outreach, the organization aims to provide stability, healing, and a sense of visibility to children often overlooked by social systems.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gilman aims to reopen the indoor space by the end of October.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Hopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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