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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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The idea is that individuals pursuing their own interests in a free market can, without intending it, advance the interests of society as a whole.

— Linda K. Brown Stroh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
The plane was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv and was intending to land at Ben Gurion midmorning on a busy weekday.

— Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of intending

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In another message, Urich shares a speech Netanyahu is planning to give.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
That unique gallery purchased the building in 2018 for $3 million, but officials there didn’t begin planning its future in earnest until Cap City vacated its lease and closed in July 2025.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of planning

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For eight days in April, along the rocky coastline in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the new president of Georgetown University spent time at a Jesuit retreat center, quietly contemplating the task before him.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The offer came at a time when Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and many other public school districts in Florida, have closed or consolidated schools and are contemplating even more closures.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

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