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 her lusty eyes roving over the musclebound gunslinger soon to be known as Igor (Cal Bolder) betray her true intentions.
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
The show follows the unlikely relationship between agnostic podcaster Joanne (Bell) and rabbi Noah (Brody), as Foster revealed her specific intentions with Brody’s character this time around.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
Julius Randle’s intentions sounded a bit more pure.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The film's roots date back to 2019, when producer Graham King, an architect of the Oscar-winning Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, announced his intentions to bring Jackson's story to the big screen.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The Mets have needs to address this offseason, but Cohen clearly does not want leaks coming from inside the organization on its intentions.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
As the series unfolds, her prestigious New York law firm colleagues start to become suspicious of Matlock and her intentions.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
While intentions are different, there’s also logistical things that encompass every aspect of White’s characterization.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 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
Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
The show follows the unlikely relationship between agnostic podcaster Joanne (Bell) and rabbi Noah (Brody), as Foster revealed her specific intentions with Brody’s character this time around.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
Julius Randle’s intentions sounded a bit more pure.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The film's roots date back to 2019, when producer Graham King, an architect of the Oscar-winning Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, announced his intentions to bring Jackson's story to the big screen.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The Mets have needs to address this offseason, but Cohen clearly does not want leaks coming from inside the organization on its intentions.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
As the series unfolds, her prestigious New York law firm colleagues start to become suspicious of Matlock and her intentions.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
While intentions are different, there’s also logistical things that encompass every aspect of White’s characterization.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentions
Noun
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Brett Hull, a dual citizen who was born in Canada and played internationally for the United States, had 741 goals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bringing Arcadia and Big Red food to customers year-round at festivals, corporate events, weddings, private parties and community events is another of Nguyen’s goals.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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One great way to combat this sympathetic nervous system arousal and improve your overall wellbeing is by practicing the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise, said Snow, which helps center you in the present moment by focusing your attention on your five senses.—
Currie Engel,
Health,
4 Jan. 2026
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Unlike conventional controllers that sense only protein abundance, the Noise Controller creates a feedback loop that senses noise itself, specifically the second moment of protein levels.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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CrowdStrike fell more than 3% Thursday after management announced plans to buy identity management startup SGNL in a $740 million deal.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Because to me, things like nullify and void have definite meanings.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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This produces an incredibly dense representation of usages and meanings, in which analogy becomes a matter of geometry.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Marvel has publicly acknowledged that the studio's productions often scan actors' bodies, though the scans are generally only used for visual effects purposes rather than storing actors' likenesses for future projects.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For all intents and purposes, that was the game.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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For all intents and purposes, Michigan’s season has been over since late November.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Keefe, his assistant coaches and team officials could not continue to preach those objectives without holding Whitmore accountable.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Here again, his objectives collide.—
Javier Corrales,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The comic book was stolen from Cage’s Los Angeles home in 2000 but was recovered in 2011 when it was found by a man who had purchased the contents of an old storage locker in southern California.—
Bruce Shipkowski,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Although at least the cake shows you its contents.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Intentions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentions. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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