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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
Joumaa, a Lebanese journalist, first met Khalil intending to do a story on her.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 June 2026
For those intending to bring a touch of softness and polish to a room, this mohair pillow brings a tactile quality.
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Jacorey Moon,
Architectural Digest,
18 June 2026
Catis was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute nitazenes.
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Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Villarreal are not intending to renew Thomas Partey’s contract for a further season, leaving the player without a club from the end of this month.
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Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Gifford left with the brothers in Dennis Sochor’s work truck, intending to get breakfast.
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Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Gifford left with the brothers in Dennis Sochor's work truck, intending to get breakfast.
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Frank Rubio Also a mission specialist for Artemis III, Rubio, 50, joined NASA in 2017 and first reached space on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 2022, intending to serve a roughly six-month mission to the ISS.
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Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Since that goal was outlined more than two years ago and the company has continued flying its experienced boosters safely across dozens of missions, SpaceX may be intending to push past 40 missions.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 June 2026
For those intending to bring a touch of softness and polish to a room, this mohair pillow brings a tactile quality.
—
Jacorey Moon,
Architectural Digest,
18 June 2026
Catis was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute nitazenes.
—
Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Villarreal are not intending to renew Thomas Partey’s contract for a further season, leaving the player without a club from the end of this month.
—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Gifford left with the brothers in Dennis Sochor’s work truck, intending to get breakfast.
—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Gifford left with the brothers in Dennis Sochor's work truck, intending to get breakfast.
—
Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Frank Rubio Also a mission specialist for Artemis III, Rubio, 50, joined NASA in 2017 and first reached space on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 2022, intending to serve a roughly six-month mission to the ISS.
—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Since that goal was outlined more than two years ago and the company has continued flying its experienced boosters safely across dozens of missions, SpaceX may be intending to push past 40 missions.
—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intending
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Now, supporters are planning to speak out at an Alameda School Board meeting, hoping to reverse the decision or at least get answers.
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Turkey is planning strict security measures for the summit, including banning demonstrations and restricting access to roads leading to airports, as well as sealing off areas around the summit venue and hotels hosting delegations.
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For one, owning compute infrastructure also requires maintenance and constant upkeep, meaning that specialists have to be brought on board.
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Smoke from the fire has been pushing to the east and northeast, meaning the air quality at popular vacation spots like Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks — which are located far south of the flames — hasn’t been significantly affected beyond some haze sinking into the Bryce area.
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Both political factions’ cronies continually flatter and lie to them about how things are going.
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Syd was always going places, but Richie and Tina — and, of course, the fabulous Fak brothers, Neil (Matty Matheson) and Ted (Ricky Staffieri) — were the miracles of the piece.
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Wells Fargo also kept a buy-equivalent rating and a $1,259-per-share price target, implying around 20% upside from Tuesday's late-session levels.
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The research team also found troubling racial disparities when officers used language reserved for serious suspicions — like phrasing implying commands or accusations — when the reason for the stop was relatively minor.
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While no regional power is currently capable of replacing the US as the Gulf’s security guarantor, officials are increasingly contemplating a future in which Washington plays a much smaller role in the regional security architecture, the diplomat said.
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An inflation rate now at its highest level in three years, combined with a high Federal funds rate that's unlikely to change anytime soon, not to mention the possibility of interest rate hikes later this year, has left many savers contemplating their next move.
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The agency issued an El Niño Advisory on Thursday morning, signifying that Earth has crossed a key threshold into El Niño territory.
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Spielberg thinks that his robust history with alien characters should at least give him a glimpse of something signifying aliens' actual existence.
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Ukraine has stepped up its long-range aerial attacks on Russian military industries and energy facilities, aiming to cut Moscow’s revenue for the war and make Russians feel the consequences of the invasion, now in its fifth year.
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During the rally in sweltering heat, Vucic told his backers, many bused in from across the country, that students and anti-government protesters were aiming to destroy the country, and accused them of colluding with unnamed foreign powers, charges the protesters deny.
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In a scene shot backstage at a Pod Meets World live show, Friedle showed that Savage hadn't responded to a text from Friedle since April 2020, and his iMessages switched from blue to green, potentially denoting a block.
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Eos, the goddess of dawn, functions as a poetic device denoting the passage of time.
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“Intending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intending. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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