1
as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
her intention is to climb the highest peak in each of the 50 states
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as in senses
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
she was uncertain of the intention of his frantic gesturing
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Recent Examples of intentions
But, no matter how good your intentions are, life always manages to throw a wrench into your cleaning routine.
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Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Family ties To be sure, Yayra Agbofah, a social entrepreneur based in Ghana who is one of 10 winners this year, had his doubts about H&M Foundation’s intentions at first.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Analysts remain puzzled over the White House’s intentions, with some speculating that hardliners are vying to remove Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro from power.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Something seemed to flit before his eyes, perhaps a glimpse of himself flying across a football field, all velocity and bad intentions.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Trump has had his best intentions thwarted by a strongman before.
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
He is accused of providing inside information to co-conspirators about his intentions to leave a game early due to injury, which enabled them to place large bets on him not reaching statistical thresholds.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The State Department did not respond to CNN’s questions about the administration’s intentions for the birth control commodities.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Harper inked a 13-year, $330 million deal with Philadelphia in 2019 and wanted to make his intentions known about his loyalty.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Family ties To be sure, Yayra Agbofah, a social entrepreneur based in Ghana who is one of 10 winners this year, had his doubts about H&M Foundation’s intentions at first.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Analysts remain puzzled over the White House’s intentions, with some speculating that hardliners are vying to remove Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro from power.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Something seemed to flit before his eyes, perhaps a glimpse of himself flying across a football field, all velocity and bad intentions.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Trump has had his best intentions thwarted by a strongman before.
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
He is accused of providing inside information to co-conspirators about his intentions to leave a game early due to injury, which enabled them to place large bets on him not reaching statistical thresholds.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The State Department did not respond to CNN’s questions about the administration’s intentions for the birth control commodities.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Harper inked a 13-year, $330 million deal with Philadelphia in 2019 and wanted to make his intentions known about his loyalty.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentions
Noun
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That's what Angel's goals were.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Despite being in just his eighth season in Toronto, Tavares already sits 13th in franchise history in goals.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Surely there would be plenty to feed my other senses.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though Swain has big plans, there has yet to be mass adoption by the traditional stalwarts of PE—the big pension funds, insurers, and endowments.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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No North American or other market plans have been announced as yet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Since the lyrics don’t specifically mention Harbour, any possible suit would also have to go into the meanings of the lyrics.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the end, 65 languages were tested, three native speakers for each, to ensure no unintended meanings slipped through.—
Anthony Shore,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to the district’s Notice of Election, the fund’s purposes are vague, the debt obligations are for 40 years, and taxpayers will owe far more.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite the fact that the footage is more than a century old, this is, for all intents and purposes, a new work.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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Since Vengeance, Lucy became basically his slave, for all intents and purposes.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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The tracker said that the document has a total of 318 objectives and that 119 have been completed while 66 are in progress.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The building and its contents sustained around $100,000 in damage during the fire, WIVB reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Consumer Reports has released the results of a recent investigation into the contents of a bubble tea (also referred to as boba tea) beverage, suggesting potentially concerning levels of lead.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Intentions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentions. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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