Thesaurus results for WISHED

wished

verb

past tense of wish

as in imposed

to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable despite my protestations, the dreaded position of club secretary was wished on me

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as in wanted

to see fit you're free to sit wherever you wish

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Recent Examples of wished The paper was a propaganda tool, and whatever Grossman may have wished to write, at first all the editors would permit were inspiring, deadly earnest pieces full of generalities. — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Lopez wished all her followers a happy Labor Day by capturing a summery style moment. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Sep. 2026 Georgeff led her group for much of the walk, stopping along the way as fellow pedestrians wished her a happy birthday, posed for photos and praised her determination. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026 Ditto the presence of ghosts from Abernathy’s construction 170 years ago, when a daughter of the Confederacy wished for a home where nothing bad would happen. — Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026 Wood has wished King well but also expressed her disappointment over not being invited to star in the film. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 Jett's family has also wished for full and speedy recoveries for the two officers shot that night. — Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026 Lisa, an engineer who worked on Roman's team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and wished to be identified by an alias, was left confounded at the time. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The world’s oldest man, João Marinho Neto, also wished Caterham a happy birthday from his home country of Brazil, GWR reports. — Sadie Andrew, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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The cutthroat nature, imposed mostly by Jerry, at the audition dissipates; everyone, except Jerry, is being genuinely welcoming and encouraging of Mona stepping in.

— Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Trump imposed import taxes of up to 50% on a range of Canadian products.

— Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of imposed

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Lottie Shackelford wanted to stay close to her children and to help their teachers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
The brothers also may have wanted to dodge questions regarding rumors about a new tour, with the band posting cryptic teasers on social media the past several days.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of wanted

Verb

As the symbols of the winter of 2026 become folk art in Minnesota, there continues to be a longing for answers, and for a recognition of the lasting damage that the surge inflicted on the state.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Newsom’s film speaks directly to harm inflicted on young women who are routinely denigrated on social media and who face constant scrutiny of their appearance and comportment through online platforms.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of inflicted

Verb

The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Morgan’s resolute denials pleased his family and friends, but in fact he was deeply rattled.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleased

Verb

But the truth of it is that Sharaa forced his hand by seizing swathes of the SDF’s territory in a lightning offensive in January.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
In 1963, Gloria Steinem went undercover for a journalism assignment as a Playboy bunny, exposing degrading working conditions that forced policy changes.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of forced

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For the final punchline, Bounou shuffled right, stood upright, and palmed away Crysencio Summerville’s effort.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Al-Amri, who had a shot denied by Uruguay's Fernando Muslera earlier in the first half, put his squad ahead with a quick tap-in after Muslera palmed away a header.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 June 2026

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