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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The observatory is conducting a ten-year-long survey of the southern sky, dubbed the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, which has as one of its principal goals improving our understanding of the nature of both dark energy and dark matter.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Coming into his 21st season in the league, Ovechkin needed three goals to become the inaugural member of the 900 club.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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There are few places in America where climate change is made more obvious to the senses than in Miami.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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This feels somewhat odd to say — hearing is one of the five senses, surely listening has always been having a bit of a moment?—
Jodi McAlister,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Many clubs across the English football pyramid, such as Manchester City and Leeds United, have posted on their websites about their Remembrance Day plans for this weekend.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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While it's left some passengers making backup plans and reserving rental cars, the flights canceled Friday represented just a small portion of overall flights nationwide.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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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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These innovations can be used for a variety of purposes, including assisting humans with tasks, conducting research, or performing dangerous or tedious jobs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The current policy, last revised in 2010, allows students to possess electronic devices during the school day but prohibits their use unless approved for educational purposes.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For all intents and purposes, Angel seems to be a perfectly nice young mom.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 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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More generally, the objectives of AI are determined by those with social power, whether that is in the criminal justice system, in education, in medicine, or in the secret police forces of autocratic surveillance states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 2006 Shanghai pension fund scandal also showed how political objectives can compromise the responsible management of public money.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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The contents show the frantic communication from men in the field back to Goudreau, confirming the chaotic events described by Cacique.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Martian atmosphere presents a major obstacle to safely and precisely landing on the surface, and also hinders any attempts to return contents (or people) back to Earth.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Intentions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentions. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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