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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposing
  1. intending
  2. planning
  3. contemplating
Verb
  • Another resident spoke of downloading a smartphone app to track decibel levels throughout the day, intending to document the noise of the coaster screams and report any violations.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Skyfall plans to acquire a small B2B SaaS or e-commerce company for up to $1 million, intending to run it almost entirely with AI.
    — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of intending
Verb
  • Tom Burwell, Sunderland’s chief executive, is alongside Ghisolfi in planning the next steps.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Pimpton was initially planning to enter the portal, but opted to return to Fort Worth for another year.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Sitting on the fence right now, contemplating various scenarios are the Marlins, Nationals, Orioles, Padres, Tigers and Twins.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Because of these problems, the Federal Reserve is contemplating leaving the check processing business.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Definition of contemplating

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