1
as in to impose
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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2
as in to please
to see fit
you're free to sit wherever you wish
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as in to crave
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
having her own home was something she had wished for since she was a child
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as in request
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Recent Examples of wish
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Caroline and Garreth have a second, equally important wish.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
Sherrill gave Murphy a B grade, wishing Murphy was more responsive to constituents.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Obviously neither got their wish.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Caroline and Garreth have a second, equally important wish.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
Though Texans have their beloved H-E-Bs, there’s another grocery store chain with a cult following that folks in the Lone Star State wish would open locations here.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
Sherrill gave Murphy a B grade, wishing Murphy was more responsive to constituents.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wish
Noun
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And anyone whose channel was terminated must wait at least one year before submitting a request.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Neither Musk nor Boring responded to requests for comment for this story.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some top producers and talent were impressed by Weiss’ desire to immediately juice the network’s political bookings, as well as her ability to actually nab a few notable guests, like former secretaries of state Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The desire behind the making of the series was to right that wrong.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If the Blues are planning on being a playoff team, improvement in this area is a must.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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For those who are cooler in nature and require a bit of extra cover to stay warm in the cooler temps, blankets are a must, and storage for those blankets is ultimately needed as well.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This recipe has been on my want-to-make list for a while now—I’m toffee’s biggest fan.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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One player wondered if the team possessed the same drive that propelled it in 2024 — if the want-to existed at the same desperate level.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bill also ditches the burdensome cover-up requirement for claims against individuals.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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The state can fairly easily police the requirement that Max be installed on new phones by threatening phone companies that don’t comply or even jailing their executives.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Wish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wish. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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