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
  • But people getting along is rarely as simple as wishing it, and the truth remains that Harry and his brother Prince William are still feuding.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Please join me in wishing Tony and Dara the very best in their next chapter.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of wishing
Verb
  • Overcast Milan was looking even grayer than I’d have liked, but I was heartened by a gracious welcome at the Park Hyatt, tucked away on a side street of the Piazza del Duomo.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But looking closer, across the genome, something unusual showed up.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of looking
Verb
  • Is an Indian dreaming about the same thing as a guy from Brazil or Nigeria or someone in Southeast Asia?
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Connington has spent years dreaming about a field where England’s best players have performed.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreaming
Verb
  • Since fashion businesses are aiming to streamline their operations, reduce excess inventory and improve forecasting, both leaders stress that the adoption of new technologies must lead to concrete commercial outcomes.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Spain has seen an emerging coalition of the conservatives and the far right, which are both aiming to use migration concerns against the prime minister, whose government allowed over 1 million immigrants to apply for legal status.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of aiming
Verb
  • In another message, Urich shares a speech Netanyahu is planning to give.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That unique gallery purchased the building in 2018 for $3 million, but officials there didn’t begin planning its future in earnest until Cap City vacated its lease and closed in July 2025.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Many protesters are under 18, and Mélenchon — who is 75 and on his fourth presidential run — nodded to that future electorate by proposing to lower the voting age to 16.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The city is proposing a two-year contract that would give firefighters an 8% raise in the first year, plus an additional 2% for those trained as paramedics, who currently make up about 87% of the department’s personnel.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of proposing
Verb
  • The idea is that individuals pursuing their own interests in a free market can, without intending it, advance the interests of society as a whole.
    — Linda K. Brown Stroh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The plane was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv and was intending to land at Ben Gurion midmorning on a busy weekday.
    — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of intending
Verb
  • Recognizing that signal and choosing a response differs from trying to physically release it, Kjærvik explained.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The governor said some 16,000 utility workers were busy trying to get power returned to homeowners.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of trying
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“Hoping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoping. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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