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as in to plan
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
an aspiring entrepreneur who intends to revolutionize the biotech industry
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as in to mean
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
lawyers for both sides argued for days about what was intended by a particular phrase in the law
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Recent Examples of intend
While Ross was prolific, his paintings were intended for teaching instead of selling, and therefore rarely go on the market.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Eline Van der Velden didn’t intend to set off a global backlash at the Zurich Film Festival.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Franklin intended Temple to study law.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Sitova told Newsweek that the couple never intended to adopt a bird.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Eline Van der Velden didn’t intend to set off a global backlash at the Zurich Film Festival.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Franklin intended Temple to study law.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Sitova told Newsweek that the couple never intended to adopt a bird.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intend
Verb
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Following the success, Google may be planning to integrate the image model into some of its other apps and services.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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The team plans to expand the research to evaluate inhaler emissions in specific patient groups, such as Medicaid recipients, and to compare clinical outcomes of low- and high-emission inhalers in the same therapeutic class.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Oct. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The researchers hope their work will encourage closer collaboration with plant operators to pinpoint and mitigate emissions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Knicks are entering this season with high championship aspirations, while the Bucks hope to avoid the play-in tournament and being part of the lowly Eastern Conference.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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What does this new record signify?—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Instead, early actors and prop makers probably just pantomimed bloodless violence, at most using bright red cloth to signify gore.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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Judge Stanley Blumenfeld agreed to extend the trial date, originally contemplated for next August, to October 2026.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Before Microsoft changed its plans, Martin was contemplating a motion to delay the Village Board rezoning vote at least six months so village officials could gather more information.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The most significant jump in imports into Italy was from China, up 18 percent in the period, implying that many fast fashion players are gaining Italians over.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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After praising the male LGBTQIA+ members of their friendship circle, Consuelos then implied a wilder theory about the heterosexual female friends in Ripa's life.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Starmer made the announcement during a two-day trade mission aimed at strengthening ties with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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According to a China State Council directive, the country is aiming for AI adoption to reach 70% of the population by 2027 by imbuing various agents and other applications across core industries.—
Jaures Yip,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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City had signals to denote which routine was to be used.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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They are denoted with an asterisk in the minimum and maximum tuition columns.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Intend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intend. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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