as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
college is his immediate aspiration after he graduates from high school
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Recent Examples of aspirations
Towns is making the right read time and time again, and his emergence as the focal point has supercharged New York’s offense and its championship aspirations.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Storybook performances are the heartbeat of March Madness, but unlike the actual Cinderella, college basketball teams with aspirations to make a splash in the Big Dance don’t have fairy godmothers to cover the costs of running a basketball program.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Not all parishes can afford to pay for a support staff to fully serve the parish and our missionary aspirations.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Last month, the governor optimistically suggested that the bridge could be open as soon as 2030, with aspirations of him cutting the ribbon for the new bridge.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
People want to feel seen as individuals who have goals, aspirations, and a runway for growth.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Minnesota entered the season with championship aspirations, and has finally looked the part of a contender over the past week.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2026
Some of those initial aspirations of playing American football professionally may have been sparked through his presence at those installments of the league’s international series.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
In 1979 the two aspirations—compact readers’ editions and authoritative texts—met in Library of America.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Storybook performances are the heartbeat of March Madness, but unlike the actual Cinderella, college basketball teams with aspirations to make a splash in the Big Dance don’t have fairy godmothers to cover the costs of running a basketball program.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Not all parishes can afford to pay for a support staff to fully serve the parish and our missionary aspirations.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Last month, the governor optimistically suggested that the bridge could be open as soon as 2030, with aspirations of him cutting the ribbon for the new bridge.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
People want to feel seen as individuals who have goals, aspirations, and a runway for growth.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Minnesota entered the season with championship aspirations, and has finally looked the part of a contender over the past week.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2026
Some of those initial aspirations of playing American football professionally may have been sparked through his presence at those installments of the league’s international series.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
In 1979 the two aspirations—compact readers’ editions and authoritative texts—met in Library of America.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspirations
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Senior forward Jordyn Washington, who also scored Tuesday, has a team-best 17 goals.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Beachy is worried that basic research could take a back seat to short-term goals as defined by the White House.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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Here, sheep can’t solve crimes until human incompetence forces them to step into the breach; though pushed for the purposes of fantasy, the limits of animal intelligence are a poignant factor in the tale.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional veterinary advice.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Shopify has begun allowing merchants to accept USDC payments, and Western Union just announced plans to offer a stablecoin on the Solana blockchain.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The attorney said Bjornstad had once hoped to pilot the app with Oregon State, but the ongoing situation has complicated those plans.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Instead of simply accepting defeat, the United States upscales its ambitions to establish a permanent presence on the lunar surface.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the unceasing churn of clothing, footwear and accessories depletes soils, poisons the water, pollutes the air, drives deforestation, accelerates biodiversity loss and generates runaway planet-warming emissions that undermine brands’ lofty environmental ambitions.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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One of the association’s key aims is to serve as a platform for the exchange of ideas, business strategies, and improvements.—
Marlen Bartsch,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s first term was marked—and, in the view of those closest to him, limited—by its dependence on Administration officials who were, at best, skeptical of his aims.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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As this Premier League campaign has perhaps demonstrated more than most others, Villa do not need to be implacable to achieve their objectives.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the conflict, objectives have been poorly defined and inconsistently communicated.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Esther’s complexity comes alive in her contradictions, underlining Gray’s thesis that good intentions can manifest in human ugliness.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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If anything, look to the new moon mid-month, and set intentions around your third house (communication style, inner dialogue, local exchanges).—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Republican but not a DeSantis ally, spiked both ideas.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Infantino’s ideas and antics have frequently drawn resistance from some European federations and even the continent’s confederation, UEFA.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Aspirations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspirations. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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