1
as in purposes
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings; that wasn't my intent
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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
the wording was a little unclear, but I think I grasped the intent
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Recent Examples of intents
For all intents and purposes, Angel seems to be a perfectly nice young mom.
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Since Vengeance, Lucy became basically his slave, for all intents and purposes.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
For all intents and purposes, Charli and Swift were on great terms in 2018 when Swift announced Charli and Camila Cabello would be the opening acts on the Reputation Stadium Tour.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Yet apart from the legal niceties, Israel has already, for all intents and purposes, taken over the territory.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Flat, unending—for all intents and purposes, Kansas.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
For all intents and purposes, the affair hasn’t stopped.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The numbers aren’t eye-popping — 14 of 20 for 173 yards and two touchdowns — but for all intents and purposes, Wentz was perfect.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
The reality is that, for most intents and purposes, these lovable boxes did their jobs well—if slowly.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2025
Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Since Vengeance, Lucy became basically his slave, for all intents and purposes.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
For all intents and purposes, Charli and Swift were on great terms in 2018 when Swift announced Charli and Camila Cabello would be the opening acts on the Reputation Stadium Tour.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Yet apart from the legal niceties, Israel has already, for all intents and purposes, taken over the territory.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Flat, unending—for all intents and purposes, Kansas.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
For all intents and purposes, the affair hasn’t stopped.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The numbers aren’t eye-popping — 14 of 20 for 173 yards and two touchdowns — but for all intents and purposes, Wentz was perfect.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
The reality is that, for most intents and purposes, these lovable boxes did their jobs well—if slowly.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intents
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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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
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
Noun
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But her lusty eyes roving over the musclebound gunslinger soon to be known as Igor (Cal Bolder) betray her true intentions.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
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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By electrifying home systems and generating power on site, Veridian aims to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions at the neighborhood level.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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And its history includes episodes in which aid was bent to American military and political aims—in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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“Intents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intents. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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