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
Alas, Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco, D-Downey, believes a state law can sidestep Proposition 59’s clear intentions.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
While institutions may provide a clear explanation of their riba-free financial model, some individuals remain skeptical of their intentions.
—Zoe Ligairi, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
On Monday, starting forward Justice Carlton announced her intentions to leave Texas.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Your motivations can turn your intentions into results.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
But when John’s cousin Michaela (Baduza) returns to London to tend to the Kilmartin estate, Fran’s complicated feelings will have her questioning whether to stick to her pragmatic intentions or pursue her inner passions.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Xi is not a transactional politician who improvises policy on a whim, who posts his intentions on social media, or changes his mind in the meeting.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
The redshirt freshman big man declared his intentions to enter the NBA draft Tuesday evening in a social media post.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Emma’s intentions are unforgivable, says Rachel, whose cousin was injured in a shooting.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
While institutions may provide a clear explanation of their riba-free financial model, some individuals remain skeptical of their intentions.
—Zoe Ligairi, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
On Monday, starting forward Justice Carlton announced her intentions to leave Texas.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Your motivations can turn your intentions into results.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
But when John’s cousin Michaela (Baduza) returns to London to tend to the Kilmartin estate, Fran’s complicated feelings will have her questioning whether to stick to her pragmatic intentions or pursue her inner passions.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Xi is not a transactional politician who improvises policy on a whim, who posts his intentions on social media, or changes his mind in the meeting.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
The redshirt freshman big man declared his intentions to enter the NBA draft Tuesday evening in a social media post.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Emma’s intentions are unforgivable, says Rachel, whose cousin was injured in a shooting.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentions
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Epstein also claimed that the prince had asked that he be allowed to see details of legal structures, organization charts, goals and initiatives of the Saudi central bank, the royal purse and the country’s sovereign wealth fund, his emails to Al-Sabbagh’s aide show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jack Eichel has 25 goals and 57 assists for the Golden Knights.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The contest over causation goes to parents’ simultaneous senses of responsibility and helplessness about their children’s fates.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Like Dijon, svn4vr uses a dexterous, soulful rasp to fight for emotional truth from within songs that occupy shifting senses of space and bear the seams of digital assembly.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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If passed, the moratorium would temporarily stop the Legislature from accepting, processing and approving rezoning applications and site plans for data centers in the county.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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The sale of the warehouse came two months after the owner of another Salt Lake City warehouse announced plans not to sell or lease to the federal government amid protests.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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My book this week will be Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino, a meditation on words and meanings that cast light on the decline of literacy in modern American society.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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Companion planting is a term with multiple meanings.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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What's new is using criminal prosecutors for partisan purposes -- and there's no quotes about that in the case.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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For salary cap accounting purposes, this lump sum can be prorated (divided evenly) over the length of the contract to spread out the amount that counts against the cap.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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That’s a pretty wide, public airing of grievances against a locker room that is, for all intents and purposes, winning.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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For all intents and purposes, the playoffs have begun.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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With strategic objectives so different, and with two different wars being fought simultaneously, a win-win outcome is not in the cards.—
Daniel Kurtzer,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But this- the idea that the administration and our armed forces are not meeting their objectives, or that there wasn’t a plan, is absurd.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
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Folks in town should feel comforted knowing that their shopping habits, banking details, medical records, retinal gaze tracking, private browsing history, neural-implant transmissions, smart-fridge contents, toilet analytics, and work e-mails are hosted in perpetuity by a family that cares.—
Jed Feiman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Divers operate in near-darkness amid silt and scattered cannonballs, progressing meter by meter to carefully retrieve what remains of the ship and its contents.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Intentions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentions. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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