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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
After the death of his addict father, Ethan heads back to see if there’s any money to be made from selling his home, intending to stay, only briefly, with his aunt Sarah, Metcalf’s character, a Brunhilde of the high prairie.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Combs’ lawyers filed a two-page court document on Monday, October 20 intending to appeal his conviction.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Like Disney and Fox, CNN and WBD are not intending to reveal subscriber figures or manage toward streaming metrics as their main objectives.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
There were two outs in the fifth inning, and Schneider went to the mound intending to lift him.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Without intending to, Juan had arranged an ideal set-up for birds.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
What To Know The declaration of job cuts by the Interior Department was filed in the North District of California’s San Francisco Division, saying that the department is intending to lay off a total of 2,050 workers over 89 units.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Yunan follows an exiled Syrian writer (played by Lebanese actor Georges Khabbaz) who travels to a remote North Sea island intending to end his life.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
His father took them to Las Vegas, intending not just to break the cycle of poverty but for the family to assimilate.
—Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Combs’ lawyers filed a two-page court document on Monday, October 20 intending to appeal his conviction.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Like Disney and Fox, CNN and WBD are not intending to reveal subscriber figures or manage toward streaming metrics as their main objectives.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
There were two outs in the fifth inning, and Schneider went to the mound intending to lift him.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Without intending to, Juan had arranged an ideal set-up for birds.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
What To Know The declaration of job cuts by the Interior Department was filed in the North District of California’s San Francisco Division, saying that the department is intending to lay off a total of 2,050 workers over 89 units.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Yunan follows an exiled Syrian writer (played by Lebanese actor Georges Khabbaz) who travels to a remote North Sea island intending to end his life.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
His father took them to Las Vegas, intending not just to break the cycle of poverty but for the family to assimilate.
—Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intending
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The next year, eleven journalists went on to form the White House Correspondents’ Association in response to rumors that the Congressional Standing Committee of Correspondents was planning on selecting which reporters were invited to presidential news conferences.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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They had been alerted that Running Fence was planning to enter the ocean despite having no permit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That trio joined Trae Young and Luke Kennard on the sidelines, meaning Atlanta was without its top-two ball handlers in Young and Johnson, and five of its top seven players overall.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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After an office romance begins, employee retention at the organization drops by six percentage points, meaning turnover is 14% greater than in comparable firms.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The company count included insiders like Musk, who held around a 15% stake in Tesla going into the proxy and was allowed to vote his shares.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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But going into markets relying solely on territory pre-sales alone — once the norm at AFM — is today a rarity, with most packages having some financing already in place to mitigate risk — and jitters.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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There were some very good hypotheses implying that diet and cigarette smoking might be linked, but it had never really been shown systematically or consistently.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to Bloomberg, the 12-month consensus price target on the new DuPont is about $44, implying that there’s still some more valuation upside to go.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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With John Cena set to retire, many people are contemplating who his opponent should be in his final match.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Inside, Archimedes begins contemplating the Universe beyond the Earth, and starts recounting various ideas about what its nature could be.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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Restaurants can earn one, two or three stars, each level signifying a higher degree of excellence.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to Accenture’s 2025 Pulse of Change report, 27% of organizations are already investing in AI agents across multiple parts of their enterprises, signifying the real value AI is creating.—
Daniel Kendzior,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The team plans to utilize their new experimental platform to investigate other twisted 2D materials, aiming to identify new candidates for future technologies.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Tapestry laid out its new strategic vision in September, aiming to build Coach to a $10 billion business by widening the definition of its target audience and essentially going after everybody who might conceivably buy a handbag, not just the people who bought one last year.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The other was an official air force photo with a gold star denoting his new rank affixed to the shoulder epaulet.—
Joshua Goodman,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Blue circles mark Taiwan’s naval assets, with red denoting China’s.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Intending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intending. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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