Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoping
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In doing so, their press suffered, looking disjointed.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025 -
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is looking for volunteers for its annual tree-planting event next month.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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The $17 million amusement park was brought to life across 160 acres — all based on an idea Walt Disney had been dreaming of since the early 1930s.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jenner posted a video on her Instagram in a strappy, glossy black dress that has the girls dreaming about summertime at the club again.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
17 Mar. 2025
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For new investors in their early 20s or 30s who have never experienced a market correction or for someone planning on retiring soon, experiencing a market correction can be very unsettling.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Now that the former governor is planning a run for mayor, New Yorkers should hear those questions.—
Peter Arbeeny,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Matthews Arena, on the Northeastern campus, would not be a viable option at least right now, as the school is proposing a new multipurpose athletic facility where Matthews currently sits.—
Hailey Salvian,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Imagine proposing a rule to fundamentally change a sport that’s been around for more than 50 years.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Women’s Christian Temperance Union group started in 1874 intending to end the consumption of alcohol in the United States.—
Elaine Shirley,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Apr. 2025
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China is also targeting the moon, intending to land astronauts there by 2030.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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And that might also be scaring some people off about trying to release a brand-new holiday movie, not based on a piece of IP at this time of year.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
24 Dec. 2024
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New York police on Monday were trying to determine why someone set a woman ablaze board a train in Brooklyn in a fatal attack drawing outrage from city and state leaders who have been laboring to make the trains safer.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Hoping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoping. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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