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something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
the summer camp's stated objective is to produce tournament-level tennis players
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Recent Examples of objectives
The second is that Trump, as strategist-in-chief, keeps giving his negotiators objectives so implausible, confused or contradictory that even the wiliest diplomats in history — a Klemens von Metternich in the 19th century, say, or a Henry Kissinger in the 20th — would come up empty.
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Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Under medium- and long-term objectives, the country intends to build its nuclear power industry by 2030, according to the State Council Information Office.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
The civil society organization’s latest report examined whether reintroducing combustion into the EU ETS—a key policy mechanism for achieving the EU’s climate objectives—would cause a resurgence in landfill use across the continent.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
Its objectives include promoting interest in gardening and related creative activities; improve and beautify the community; and provide garden education and information.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Landsman said the military objectives in Iran have been met; Vargas said the humanitarian crisis facing Iranian protesters had been alleviated; and Cuellar said the president’s grace period for providing a rationale for the war had expired.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
While 57% of leaders say improving performance and efficiency was a top priority last year, fewer than 10% say developing stronger workforce training programs was among their primary objectives.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
So the president is doing what’s necessary to accomplish the main objectives here.
—NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Under medium- and long-term objectives, the country intends to build its nuclear power industry by 2030, according to the State Council Information Office.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
The civil society organization’s latest report examined whether reintroducing combustion into the EU ETS—a key policy mechanism for achieving the EU’s climate objectives—would cause a resurgence in landfill use across the continent.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
Its objectives include promoting interest in gardening and related creative activities; improve and beautify the community; and provide garden education and information.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Landsman said the military objectives in Iran have been met; Vargas said the humanitarian crisis facing Iranian protesters had been alleviated; and Cuellar said the president’s grace period for providing a rationale for the war had expired.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
While 57% of leaders say improving performance and efficiency was a top priority last year, fewer than 10% say developing stronger workforce training programs was among their primary objectives.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
So the president is doing what’s necessary to accomplish the main objectives here.
—NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectives
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All of Tinley Park’s goals were scored by sophomores.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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As the Moon moves through Cancer, your focus shifts to friends, group dynamics, and shared goals.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Princess Elizabeth and her family toured the Sandringham Park grounds, which were being used for agricultural purposes to contribute to the war efforts, in August 1943.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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The 18-year-old, who announced his plans to go to UNC Chapel Hill in November 2024 on a scholarship, has a story unlike any other wrestler who has stood alongside him on any podium.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The chipmaker had earlier announced plans to raise its capital expenditure budget to $52 billion-$56 billion for this year from about $40 billion in 2025.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Its aims instead are centered squarely on the importance of Josh and Melissa’s romance, the value in getting one partner to open up for another.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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Higher learning belongs to everyone and CHILL at IPH aims to foster a welcoming space for curiosity and growth.—
Independent Picture House,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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With India facing an acute energy supply crunch, Washington is now pressing for those intentions to turn into near-term commitments.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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That history is why words matter, especially when the intentions behind them are good.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Wilkins made no secret of his own golden ambitions.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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The script lightly pokes fun at the lofty ambitions of theater-makers who aim to change lives through their art, while ultimately affirming the power of theater to lift people’s spirits.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Barnes and Imam had been trading ideas with a scholar named Andrew Willard Jones, whose work focussed on the model of Christendom found in, say, High Middle Ages France, where society was organized around its relationship with the Church.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The script throws a lot of ideas out there and, refreshingly, none of them is to be taken as dogma, especially not Julian’s comment about who has the right to judge art.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Steve Kerr’s contract is, for all intents and purposes, history.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Chicago made one more move Saturday signaling its intents to win this season, trading away a 2028 first-round pick for Jacy Sheldon.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Objectives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectives. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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