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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
Participants wished these social activities would come back, even with a hybrid work schedule.
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Alanah Mitchell, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
During a Tuesday, June 2 episode of their show Live with Kelly & Mark, the famous couple wished their eldest, son Michael, a happy birthday.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Fonseca wished his mother in the crowd happy birthday and thanked all the Brazilians who turned up to watch.
—Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Others, like Franklin, wished for a new kind of empire, one in which justice prevailed.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Hobbyists may have wished for a third hand at times, when having to pause work in order to reset a vise clamp, but AxiGlide – a dual-axis vise currently on Kickstarter – offers a new angle on how such devices work.
—Shirl Leigh
may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
Schroder has attracted interest from several clubs across Europe, according to multiple sources who wished to remain anonymous to protect relationships.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 22 May 2026
The future Nero helped bring on was the future Cole evidently wished the United States to avoid.
—Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Todd Combs departed for JPMorgan (JPM) at the end of 2025, so many of the stock liquidations were likely some of his picks that others no longer wished to retain.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Alanah Mitchell, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
During a Tuesday, June 2 episode of their show Live with Kelly & Mark, the famous couple wished their eldest, son Michael, a happy birthday.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Fonseca wished his mother in the crowd happy birthday and thanked all the Brazilians who turned up to watch.
—Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Others, like Franklin, wished for a new kind of empire, one in which justice prevailed.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Hobbyists may have wished for a third hand at times, when having to pause work in order to reset a vise clamp, but AxiGlide – a dual-axis vise currently on Kickstarter – offers a new angle on how such devices work.
—Shirl Leigh
may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
Schroder has attracted interest from several clubs across Europe, according to multiple sources who wished to remain anonymous to protect relationships.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 22 May 2026
The future Nero helped bring on was the future Cole evidently wished the United States to avoid.
—Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Todd Combs departed for JPMorgan (JPM) at the end of 2025, so many of the stock liquidations were likely some of his picks that others no longer wished to retain.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wished
Verb
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Trump has effectively imposed a fuel blockade on the island by threatening tariffs on countries supplying it with fuel, igniting seemingly endless power outages and delivering new blows to the island's already ailing economy.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Makary drew criticism last year after the agency imposed stricter requirements on who could get Covid shots.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
29 May 2026
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To this end, the team decided to set out to find a path to steer the plastic breakdown process towards the exact molecules wanted.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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Dubón is exactly what Anthopoulos wanted after the Braves adjusted their approach to backups.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
6 June 2026
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The presidential search secrecy law, one of the most damaging changes ever inflicted on Florida’s public records laws, was a Republican bill enacted on largely party-line votes in both houses.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
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Kyiv, Ukraine — Moscow unleashed a lethal barrage on Ukraine early Tuesday, hitting the capital Kyiv and the central city of Dnipro in a broad-ranging offensive that inflicted one of the deadliest attacks for months.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Tax cuts and an assault on federal regulation have pleased many, even as tariffs, immigration restrictions and now spiking fuel prices and rising interest rates have kept the small business optimism index below historic averages.—
John Schroyer,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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Again, Brunello was a man at ease in his surroundings, pleased to share the docufilm about his life and philosophies.—
Randee Dawn,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Today, however, the opposite is true, and they are deliberately displayed as current fashion trends have brought to the surface what was once forced to be hidden.—
Teresa Romero Martínez,
Glamour,
31 May 2026
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Fueled by large stocks of critically dry vegetation and extreme winds, the fires killed 31 people, destroyed nearly 12,000 homes, and forced over 150,000 evacuations.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Joel Veltman grabbed the second equaliser in a 2-2 draw at West Ham in the final fixture of 2025 with a left-foot volley at the far post after an in-swinging corner from Ferdi Kadioglu was palmed straight to the Dutchman by West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Major League Baseball wagged a finger with one hand and palmed gate receipts and a new TV deal in the other.—
Jeremy Collins,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
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