Thesaurus results for PURPOSING

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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Donors who were intending to contribute funds to America250, a bipartisan committee created by Congress, were instead given the banking and routing numbers for a different but similarly named group, Freedom 250, the Democratic report says.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to.

— Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026

Definition of intending

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From the late 1980s through the early 2000s, human surgeons still did everything from planning to executing surgeries while controlling the robotic tools.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Kirkpatrick said the organization is planning to request a preliminary injunction to freeze the information sharing temporarily and for those whose information has been shared to be personally notified.

— Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 7 July 2026

Definition of planning

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With a new album out this summer—her first in a decade—Madonna’s reemergence on the pop scene has left many of us contemplating her ultimate place in its firmament.

— Alex Frank, Vogue, 2 July 2026
The embarrassing episode also amplified questions about whether, in fact, Alito is contemplating retirement, a possibility some court watchers had already been discussing.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Definition of contemplating

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