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purposing

verb

present participle of purpose

as in intending

to have in mind as a purpose or goal I've been purposing to fix that thing for some time now

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Recent Examples of purposing Some suggested re-purposing the building, while some homeowners are worried about what new condos would mean for their privacy. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026

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In episode three, mercenaries rock up to the Reacher gang’s secret hideout intending to kill them all.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Portman first proposed its revamp of Amsterdam Walk in 2023, intending to raze the aging warehouses to build a more dense and vertical project centered on apartments.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of intending

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As talks between the two sides continue — with the expectation that the situation could come to a head as soon as Sunday night — antimerger activists are planning a series of rallies in Oakland, Los Angeles and New York.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Weida, a passenger on the bus, was planning to celebrate his 32nd birthday with his family this Saturday.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of planning

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With local cops, plagued by rumors of departmental misdeeds, looking for a peaceful solution and federal authorities contemplating extreme action, the situation escalates.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
To meet these goals, the university is contemplating four initiatives to add to its existing piecemeal partnerships.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of contemplating

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