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as in planning
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 meaning
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 intending
Prosecutors say that Allen tried to storm the dinner − where Vice President JD Vance and others from the administration were also in attendance − with multiple guns and knives, intending to kill high-ranking officials.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 May 2026
From Stoll's perspective, Howard wasn't intending to kill his lover.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Authorities say the suspects fired 70 shots at a crowd of people, intending to hit a local rapper and his entourage.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Allen is also charged with discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and transporting firearms across state lines intending to commit a felony.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The state delayed Carr’s sentencing, intending to use her as a cooperative witness in a trial against Duarte that will no longer take place.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Police believe Lewis killed King intending to steal his Hyundai Sonata.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The Essay The op-ed itself is a short essay intending to inform the public about an issue and to indicate some means for its resolution.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
While many leave college intending to return, few ultimately do.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 May 2026
From Stoll's perspective, Howard wasn't intending to kill his lover.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Authorities say the suspects fired 70 shots at a crowd of people, intending to hit a local rapper and his entourage.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Allen is also charged with discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and transporting firearms across state lines intending to commit a felony.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The state delayed Carr’s sentencing, intending to use her as a cooperative witness in a trial against Duarte that will no longer take place.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Police believe Lewis killed King intending to steal his Hyundai Sonata.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The Essay The op-ed itself is a short essay intending to inform the public about an issue and to indicate some means for its resolution.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
While many leave college intending to return, few ultimately do.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intending
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An hour before Hitchcock's execution, Texas is planning to put James Broadnax to death for the 2008 double murder of two Christian music producers in the Dallas suburb of Garland.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Countries across the Gulf have arrested scores of people during the war, on charges ranging from posting images of wartime damage, to planning terrorist attacks with Iran.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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City were dominant at Wembley throughout, if not a little disjointed in attack — meaning Guardiola was forced to bring on Jeremy Doku, Savinho, Erling Haaland, Nico O’Reilly and Bernardo Silva in the second half to get them over the line and into next month’s final against Chelsea.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Also, there are still several ships at sea carrying inventory from before the war, meaning cheap virgin supplies are still making their way to processors.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Most of her friends didn’t have dates, though Maple was going with a girl named Sasha, and Sloane was going with Leo, a boy from their grade.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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These kind of abuses mean that the department isn't going after oil companies that are price gouging.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The hospitalization estimates are equally absurd, implying that one in 18 additional Americans would have required hospitalization for COVID from December 2020–November 2022.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the majority of analysts have only a hold rating, with a price target implying shares will pull back about 7% over the next year, according to LSEG.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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Many companies have filed lawsuits seeking refunds and companies are contemplating the impact this would have on shareholders.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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California is contemplating a one-time, 5 percent levy on the state’s billionaires—200 or so people in a population of 40 million.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Bally’s Chicago hosted a topping-off ceremony Thursday marking the placement of the final beam, a milestone signifying the completion of the structural framework.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The mislabeling of President Andrew Jackson’s portrait is just one of the telltale signs signifying that some bills getting passed around in Greater Boston are movie props and not legal tender.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, Manilow, now cancer-free, is aiming to return to touring in June, the same month the singer releases his first new album in nearly 15 years, What a Time.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
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The variety could grow further in coming years with Relativity Space, Stoke Space and Astra Space all progressing with rockets aiming to launch from Cape Canaveral, while SpaceX looks to bring its Starship and Super Heavy to the Space Coast before the end of the year.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The new jet also features 13 stars denoting the 13 original colonies on its fuselage, the main body of an aircraft, and a circle of stars on each engine cowling, or covering, reflecting the original Betsy Ross flag and an America250 decal on the nose and winglet.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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But our understanding of pedantry, denoting the sticklerishness of academic specialists and grammar obsessives, is a relatively narrow one.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Intending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intending. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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