objectives

noun

plural of objective
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 American armed forces launched the war alongside Israel, which has different interests, redlines, and objectives. — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026 The inference of the joint venture was clear; if FIFA continued to pursue proposals that Europe and South America did not think were in their interests, then those confederations would work independently to achieve their own objectives. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Every discussion should help both sides better understand challenges, opportunities and long-term objectives. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Advertisement American objectives have contracted to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026 Researchers who received the letter from AHRQ Director Roger Klein expressed bewilderment because much of their work has the same objectives that Klein highlighted as the agency’s current priorities. — Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Klein hasn't publicly commented about AHRQ's overall objectives or plans since attacking previous AHRQ activities in a Newsweek opinion piece he co-wrote with an assistant that was published in January. — Arthur Allen, CBS News, 29 July 2026 The American Hiking Society’s hiking resources emphasize matching the route to your current fitness and building up to bigger objectives with shorter practice hikes. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 These commitments provide a framework for government action, but their results remain uneven because environmental objectives frequently compete with demands for energy, housing, transportation, industry, and infrastructure. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectives
  1. goals
  2. purposes
  3. plans
  4. aims
  5. intentions
  6. ambitions
  7. ideas
  8. intents
Noun
  • The superstar forward failed to crack the net after scoring seven goals across four games in his debut World Cup appearance.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • Kansas City has now scored a league-leading 28 goals this year.
    — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of goals
Noun
  • One of the purposes of Ameri’kana is to gather with other people, meet new neighbors and participate in the arts with others.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Our waiter, Juan, was – as all servers at Papi Steak are – quick to illuminate the kaleidoscopic dish with a pocket flashlight, apparently for documentary purposes.
    — Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of purposes
Noun
  • The release, signed by Madeline Romious, board president, said that the board will begin a search for her successor immediately and that additional details will be shared as plans are finalized.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Zuckerberg acknowledged the potential to generate additional revenue by renting its computing infrastructure to other companies, and confirmed that Meta has plans to get into the cloud business, promising an update soon.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of plans
Noun
  • This marvel of exploration often dovetails with martial aims.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
  • The revisions at the President’s House Site have drawn intense scrutiny, exemplifying both the aims and the limits of the broader effort.
    — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
Definition of aims
Noun
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have made little secret of their intentions ahead of this year's trade deadline, with a top-heavy roster in need of some reinforcements.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Assessing the real motives and intentions of the regime in Tehran is difficult.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of intentions
Noun
  • But the business reality behind these global ambitions is that bridal couture remains the financial backbone for most Indian brands.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Despite scaling back the domestic league, Saudi’s sponsorship and media spending demonstrate its outsize soccer ambitions.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of ambitions
Noun
  • Putnam And Leadership Functionalism, and the vast majority of Putnam’s ideas, belong to the realm of analytic philosophy, one of the two major branches of 20th-century philosophy, along with continental philosophy.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • From longline styles, like Jennifer Lawrence’s denim jorts, to Margot Robbie’s polished Bermuda style, these outfit formulas offer new ideas built around the best basics, making these summer staples feel impossibly fresh.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 31 July 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • Nearly every customer relationship, operational workflow, escalation path and commercial outcome emerges from one of these two conversational intents.
    — Naresh Prajapati, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • For all intents and purposes, an unknown actor can wade unburdened into the depths of Bond, able to transform without a viewer’s prior expectation tainting the image of 007.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Definition of intents

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