as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
the summer camp's stated objective is to produce tournament-level tennis players
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Recent Examples of objectives
Regime change in Kyiv was one of Putin's original objectives for invading.
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Dave Lawler, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
Track Progress With OKRs HR leaders can drive quarterly goal success by aligning talent strategies with business objectives.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
CISOs must develop strong partnerships with CEOs and CFOs to secure adequate budgets and align security objectives with business goals.
—Seemant Sehgal, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The Kremlin is claiming that this mineral deal does not benefit Ukraine while also claiming that Russia can make a better offer to the United States, indicating that Moscow sees the deal as harmful to its objectives.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The right fit depends on the role and the objectives of the employer.
—Bob Helbig, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
One way is by implementing OKRs (objectives and key results) to track progress and keep teams accountable.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The objectives that were not reached during the last attempt are on tap again.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Prescribed fire, including vegetation cutting, removal and burning of piles and low-intensity understory burning, is an important tool to meet the Forest Service's management objectives for ecological restoration, creating habitat for plants and animals and reducing unwanted fuel loading.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
Dave Lawler, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
Track Progress With OKRs HR leaders can drive quarterly goal success by aligning talent strategies with business objectives.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
CISOs must develop strong partnerships with CEOs and CFOs to secure adequate budgets and align security objectives with business goals.
—Seemant Sehgal, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The Kremlin is claiming that this mineral deal does not benefit Ukraine while also claiming that Russia can make a better offer to the United States, indicating that Moscow sees the deal as harmful to its objectives.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The right fit depends on the role and the objectives of the employer.
—Bob Helbig, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
One way is by implementing OKRs (objectives and key results) to track progress and keep teams accountable.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The objectives that were not reached during the last attempt are on tap again.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Prescribed fire, including vegetation cutting, removal and burning of piles and low-intensity understory burning, is an important tool to meet the Forest Service's management objectives for ecological restoration, creating habitat for plants and animals and reducing unwanted fuel loading.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectives
Noun
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Elmo debuted in the third period when the Jackets scored three goals to pull away for a 6-2 win.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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In what is his first top-flight campaign, the attacking midfielder has already scored six goals and made five assists.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Not all of her new pals had the purest of intentions, though.—
Karen Chernick,
ARTnews.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Concerned about Russia’s intentions, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to introduce large-scale military training for every man and double the size of Poland’s army to about 500,000 soldiers.—
Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Chelsea have been planning this season in case Strasbourg, who share owners with Chelsea, impacted the London club’s European ambitions.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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One investor advocates for building a city on the Arctic island because its harsh environment could provide a test site for colonizing Mars - one of Elon Musk’s highest ambitions.—
Rachael Levy and Alexandra Ulmer,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Forge valuable connections and exchange investment ideas.—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Like a showstopping necklace on a comparatively functional outfit, creative bathroom tile ideas have the power to elevate and transform one of the most utilitarian spaces in the house.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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For all intents and purposes and with a few exceptions, all goods and services produced today are consumed today, period.—
John T. Harvey,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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This is just the latest example of the terrible treatment of what are, for all intents and purposes, professional student athletes.—
Joe Moglia,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Objectives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectives. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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