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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
In other words, your intentions may not be considered if your paperwork is not in order.
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Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Diversity can’t be sustained through good intentions alone.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
In this particular game, your hopes and intentions as a player clash with an immense, almost boundless world and its survival mechanics.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Your next great productivity ritual Time blocking is a remarkable technique for ensuring your daily actions are guided forward by your overarching goals and intentions.
—Big Think, 8 May 2026
But the strategy increasingly hinges on one political figure whose own democratic intentions are now under heightened scrutiny.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Philips and Pandora on Wednesday announced their intentions to apply for rebates from the tariffs announced in April 2025.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 May 2026
Bugenhagen frames it as a process that prioritizes depth over volume, with a focus on understanding individual preferences, values, and long-term intentions.
—Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
This move will put the Truman Sports Complex to rest, since the Kansas City Chiefs already announced their intentions to move to Wyandotte County.
—Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Diversity can’t be sustained through good intentions alone.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
In this particular game, your hopes and intentions as a player clash with an immense, almost boundless world and its survival mechanics.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Your next great productivity ritual Time blocking is a remarkable technique for ensuring your daily actions are guided forward by your overarching goals and intentions.
—Big Think, 8 May 2026
But the strategy increasingly hinges on one political figure whose own democratic intentions are now under heightened scrutiny.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Philips and Pandora on Wednesday announced their intentions to apply for rebates from the tariffs announced in April 2025.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 May 2026
Bugenhagen frames it as a process that prioritizes depth over volume, with a focus on understanding individual preferences, values, and long-term intentions.
—Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
This move will put the Truman Sports Complex to rest, since the Kansas City Chiefs already announced their intentions to move to Wyandotte County.
—Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentions
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Senior forward Jordyn Washington, who also scored Tuesday, has a team-best 17 goals.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Beachy is worried that basic research could take a back seat to short-term goals as defined by the White House.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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Go for a subtle scent that catches in the breeze rather than overpowers the senses.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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The experiment relied on a sensitive piece of equipment known as a torsion balance, a device that senses minute forces by measuring the twisting angle, or torsion, of metal masses suspended on a thin fiber, which must be operated in a vacuum.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Liverpool have revised plans to increase ticket prices following protests and lengthy discussions with the club’s supporters’ board.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Letter writer blames sister-in-law for brother’s non-Jewish funeral plans.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
7 May 2026
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Yet their meanings can be altered simply by changing context or editing a caption.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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In its summary, the court ruled that words have meanings.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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The city has banned an arm in common use for lawful purposes by law-abiding citizens.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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The information provided is for educational purposes and should not be construed as financial, investment or trading advice.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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For all intents and purposes, the rookie allocation increases as the salary cap increases.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Since 1973, actions by all three branches across a variety of political and policy landscapes have undermined its intents and procedures.—
Jasmine Farrier,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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The exercise builds skills around joint all-domain operations, crisis responses and multinational interoperability, enhances regional security and supports AFRICOM's strategic objectives, the website states.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Still, Duffy suggested that highergas prices are a worthy cost to pay for preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon -- one of the president's main objectives for attacking Iran in the first place.—
Ford McCracken,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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The Santa Fe burrito is a genuine pleasure—more restrained, built on a smaller scale, with green chile doing the complex, vegetal, low-burning work that other versions might leave to salsa—though, again, the tortilla serves its contents, rather than the hosannas going the other way.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Sensitive data on pricing, routing, customer identity, and cargo contents moves across systems, where a single compromised credential can have a far-reaching impact.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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“Intentions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentions. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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