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as in intends
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds
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as in rises
to move or extend upward
a tower aspiring towards the heavens
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Recent Examples of aspires
The Greater Bay Area aspires to be the Chinese version of Silicon Valley, combining its density of innovative tech companies with an unmatched supplier and manufacturing capacity for rapidly converting ideas into hardware.
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Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Its protagonist, who aspires to sleep through a whole year with the help of psychiatric drugs, is patently not a stand-in for the United States, and yet her inner darkness, a source of both animation and rot, chimes with the violence of our national response to 9/11.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Such is the case for 13-year old Lexy, who loves their hometown and aspires to a career as an actor at the CRT.
—Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Backed by a foundation of architectural rigor and an appreciation of working at the intersection of mind-body-spirit-space, the studio aspires to bridge a deeper connection between individuals and their environments.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
The fundamental optimism of the administration about AI is also a good fit with an America that aspires to remain the premier tech and economic power in another American century.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Feb. 2025
Now the Giants are hoping his return will have the opposite effect on a club that aspires to sneak up on the rest of the National League.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
The team aspires to tease this question out with future work on bonobos.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025
It is based on the eponymous 2010 movie about a young Viking named Hiccup who aspires to follow his tribe’s tradition of becoming a dragon slayer but instead ends up befriending one with a cat-like face.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Its protagonist, who aspires to sleep through a whole year with the help of psychiatric drugs, is patently not a stand-in for the United States, and yet her inner darkness, a source of both animation and rot, chimes with the violence of our national response to 9/11.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Such is the case for 13-year old Lexy, who loves their hometown and aspires to a career as an actor at the CRT.
—Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Backed by a foundation of architectural rigor and an appreciation of working at the intersection of mind-body-spirit-space, the studio aspires to bridge a deeper connection between individuals and their environments.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
The fundamental optimism of the administration about AI is also a good fit with an America that aspires to remain the premier tech and economic power in another American century.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Feb. 2025
Now the Giants are hoping his return will have the opposite effect on a club that aspires to sneak up on the rest of the National League.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
The team aspires to tease this question out with future work on bonobos.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025
It is based on the eponymous 2010 movie about a young Viking named Hiccup who aspires to follow his tribe’s tradition of becoming a dragon slayer but instead ends up befriending one with a cat-like face.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspires
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When weather conditions allow, an archaeologist intends to conduct a metal detector survey of the area, seeking further discoveries.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2025
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Stocked with championship experience from his days as an assistant with Milwaukee and Boston, Lee intends on doing things his way.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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Steve Hard, the current head of medical at Portsmouth, explains how there are more layers to the job the higher a club rises through the leagues.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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Each time the calendar flips during the NBA season, that number rises by just under $12k.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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While the area will open initially as open space, Parks and Recreation plans to solicit feedback, a process that will inform how officials develop the park further.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Following this trend, the University of Vermont plans to launch an undergraduate co-op program in fall 2025.—
Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Alex Warren ascends to his first Global Excl.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2025
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The trail contours around slopes thick with aspen and wildflowers, passes through forests rife with conifers and chanterelles, plunges across creeks and rivers, skirts crystalline lakes, and ascends a handful of high mountain passes.—
Shawnté Salabert,
Outside Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many state sites include locations, meeting points, and starting times of various hikes and other outdoor adventures, from mountain climbs to cross-country country-skiing.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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While its temperature from the sun never climbs above -220 degrees Fahrenheit (-140 degrees Celsius), this is still warm enough to cause these ices to sublimate.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Aspires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspires. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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