as in goals
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
Starship’s upper stage, the vehicle where crew and cargo would one day ride, flew halfway around the world for more than an hour while completing major objectives.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Responses are for informational purposes only and individuals should consider whether any general recommendation in these responses are suitable for their particular circumstances based on investment objectives, financial situation and needs.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
In total, 119 objectives were completed, while 66 were in progress, the tracker found.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The events did not have an immediate impact, but many of the group’s objectives were later made into policy.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The administration may be seeking to pressure Maduro into making concessions, but its specific objectives remain ambiguous.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Respondents were asked to rank the top priorities for their organizations’ technology enhancements; 57% chose cybersecurity and risk management as one of their top technology objectives.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
What to know about these rankings These particular rankings have multiple objectives.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In his early days an alpinist, 8,000-meter peaks represented isolated, remote objectives—true wilderness.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Responses are for informational purposes only and individuals should consider whether any general recommendation in these responses are suitable for their particular circumstances based on investment objectives, financial situation and needs.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
In total, 119 objectives were completed, while 66 were in progress, the tracker found.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The events did not have an immediate impact, but many of the group’s objectives were later made into policy.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The administration may be seeking to pressure Maduro into making concessions, but its specific objectives remain ambiguous.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Respondents were asked to rank the top priorities for their organizations’ technology enhancements; 57% chose cybersecurity and risk management as one of their top technology objectives.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
What to know about these rankings These particular rankings have multiple objectives.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In his early days an alpinist, 8,000-meter peaks represented isolated, remote objectives—true wilderness.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectives
Noun
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This season, by contrast, has seen a sharp drop in the number of goals scored (and particularly those scored from open play).—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Owen Michaels scored two third-period goals to seal Western Michigan’s first Frozen Four championship with a 6-2 victory over Boston University on Saturday night.—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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This particular challenge serves many purposes.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, the word comes directly from the source, with All-Pro tight end George Kittle announcing his plans to make his return to the field on Sunday.—
Josh Buckhalter,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Hamas cracks down on rival groups in Gaza Hamas is carrying out a bloody crackdown on rival Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, complicating plans for reestablishing peace in the enclave.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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But her aims are more than academic.—
Adam Green,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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The songs develop in a sedimentary way that serves the musical’s thematic aims.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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The traditional containers of albums and singles never seemed to be enough to hold his intentions.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
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But regardless of the intentions, the new rules are almost certain to bring new challenges to SNAP beneficiaries.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The next challenge for Raducanu and Roig is to keep her new floor while raising her ceiling to match her ambitions in the sport.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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With projects like Cascade, Amazon is proving its clean energy ambitions go beyond words, they’re being built, megawatt by megawatt.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Since Vengeance, Lucy became basically his slave, for all intents and purposes.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Objectives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectives. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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