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as in plans
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 means
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 intends
Our committee intends to determine who was responsible and whether additional reforms or enforcement mechanisms are necessary to protect the public trust and prevent this from ever happening again.
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary intends to resign on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Their nonprofit intends to change that and provide the resources to kick-start investigations to bring them to a conclusion.
—Kevin Fixler
may 11, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2026
But Chinese officials told The Times that their president, Xi Jinping, intends to raise the matter as a top priority, knowing that only one person — Trump himself — speaks for the administration today.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The trio of titles making the rounds at Cannes are exemplars of the type of material Anonymous Content intends to pursue that this moment of great upheaval across film and TV.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 May 2026
Exactly how the organization intends to fuse patriotic pageantry with a global soccer tournament remains unclear.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 May 2026
And York intends to do the same in Denver.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The Manus situation is simply the latest in a long line of developments that reveal how China intends to compete in these sectors.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Christopher Harris, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary intends to resign on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Their nonprofit intends to change that and provide the resources to kick-start investigations to bring them to a conclusion.
—Kevin Fixler
may 11, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2026
But Chinese officials told The Times that their president, Xi Jinping, intends to raise the matter as a top priority, knowing that only one person — Trump himself — speaks for the administration today.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The trio of titles making the rounds at Cannes are exemplars of the type of material Anonymous Content intends to pursue that this moment of great upheaval across film and TV.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 May 2026
Exactly how the organization intends to fuse patriotic pageantry with a global soccer tournament remains unclear.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 May 2026
And York intends to do the same in Denver.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The Manus situation is simply the latest in a long line of developments that reveal how China intends to compete in these sectors.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intends
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Harbaugh plans to run a grueling training camp to try to better prepare the Giants for their early season games, but reversing a decade-plus of bad organizational habits and starts might take time.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Law Department plans to urge the City Council Finance Committee to advance the deal Monday for Arnold Day, who confessed to two separate 1991 slayings.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Currently, that means 81 Labour MPs would need to back a potential replacement.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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No shortage of fine, fizzy films already exist within the confines of this 122-minute romp, but Salvadori (not without reason) recognizes that committing to any one means sacrificing the others.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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The 4,305-square-foot location nestled in Via Signorelli — a 10-minute walk from the city’s ADI Design Museum — aims to house all the activities of the firm under one roof, as the company has pivoted its business following investment from Gyrus Capital last year.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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Through an array of educational programming, events and activities for both children and adults, the Garden aims to create, share and apply plant wisdom to the world, according to the news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Pick your bouquet by color including yellow, which signifies friendship, according to April & Ashley’s Co-CEO Tyler Francis.—
Stacey Zable,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The flower signifies warmth and connection, offering the chance to forge deeper relationships with others.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Inspired by their connection, Étienne contemplates exchanging his lonely existence for one filled with romance, but with a demanding route to cover, starring in a great love story may not be in the cards for the hard-working road warrior.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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Broward and its municipalities have already secured nearly $66 million in Resilient Florida funding for infrastructure improvements, alongside a long-term investment framework that contemplates tens of billions of dollars in resilience spending.—
Walter Duke III,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Its $34 price target implies 39% upside from Monday's close.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Several characters are killed off throughout the new movie, some minor and a few shockingly major, although the ending implies not all of the deaths will be permanent.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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The concept of high-fidelity sound reproduction has been around since the 1930s and denotes a sound system with no distortion or degradation in quality.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Each color denotes the type of crime.—
Mindy Schauer,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Intends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intends. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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