hoping

verb

present participle of hope
as in wishing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoping
  1. wishing
  2. looking
  3. dreaming
  4. aiming
  5. planning
  6. proposing
  7. intending
  8. trying
Verb
  • The interview concluded with Oteri's Walters wishing the pair well.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • Any pub wishing to stay open for these hours must have applied for a temporary event notice at least five working days in advance, meaning that those which had not submitted such an applicated by Friday, June 26, are now no longer able to apply.
    — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of wishing
Verb
  • From streamlining access to MARTA from the terminal to reorganizing the drop-off zone, things are looking a little different around the airport.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Below the speaker’s podium sat a row of bored-looking representatives from city, county and regional agencies.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of looking
Verb
  • That changes what is worth dreaming about, which is perhaps why some of the ideas attracting capital right now seem far-fetched.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Riffing on late ’50s Broadway productions, the show sees Hoover on his deathbed while dreaming about his life as a musical.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of dreaming
Verb
  • Spieth was not aiming for the 13th fairway, but instead the right rough.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The game just happens to fall on Bastille Day, as France is aiming to reach its third straight World Cup final.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Definition of aiming
Verb
  • Documents said that same day, someone from the foster home told the original Pembroke Pines Police Department investigating officer Goldbourne was planning to come back and meet with another underage girl.
    — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Buc-ee’s is planning to improve road conditions along Speedway Boulevard and Village West Parkway to make room for new visitors.
    — Sofi Zeman July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • The proposal also lays out a set of lighter guidelines for battery energy storage centers, proposing a 100-foot distance from schools, houses, hospitals and the like, along with similar restrictions on lighting and noise.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • In this case, after proposing the rule in December and receiving more than 30,000 comments, the administration is abandoning the rule.
    — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 13 July 2026
Definition of proposing
Verb
  • Donors who were intending to contribute funds to America250, a bipartisan committee created by Congress, were instead given the banking and routing numbers for a different but similarly named group, Freedom 250, the Democratic report says.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
Definition of intending
Verb
  • Those rooms are tricky and repeatedly trip up the players who are actually trying to win.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • There is no point in trying to shame him into being different.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of trying
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