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 Some wished Huerta had spoken out earlier, at least within the insular union, to prevent others from being victimized. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 He’s homed in on Risch’s age in campaign ads and put up billboards that wished his opponent a happy 83rd birthday — and urged him to retire. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026 The artist Rashid Johnson, who’d also made works for the restaurant, showed up and wished Humm a happy (belated) birthday. — Emma Allen, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 The Kremlin said Putin wished Leo good health and a quick recovery. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 Being a cordial person, Larry wished his new boss a pleasant evening. — Blake J. Harris, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 And everyone in that crowd wished Busch, himself, could look back. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026 The group welcomed Rimmer into the Priest family and wished Hill well in retirement. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 Shivon Zilis, the mother of four children with Musk, said their breakup was sudden but wished him the best. — Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

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Researchers should not lose their next opportunity because of interruptions imposed on them.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
In his acceptance speech, Villeneuve revealed a little about his creative expression, too, and used it as a lead-in to confront the existential crisis imposed by artificial intelligence.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

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Brass was fired from the project and nixed as an editor over creative clashes with Guccione, who wanted to amp up the raunchy scenes, Penthouse-style.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Law is now one of dozens of democracy activists overseas wanted by Hong Kong’s national security police, and who have had a cash bounty put on them.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

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What readers are saying The comments express outrage and sadness over the cruelty inflicted on kittens, with many calling for harsher penalties for animal abuse.

— Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
Victims of abuse should be able to testify regarding the abuse inflicted upon them.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2026

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After a multi-year hiatus from the show, Burgess pleased the judges with her first routine with Cameron.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of pleased

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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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