with hopes of
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or with the hope of
: wanting something to be true : hoping that something will happen
She went back to the restaurant with hopes of finding her purse there.
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Top 25’s top five with hopes of being in Tampa Bay next month, while the Texas Longhorns currently own the No. 1 spot.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
Several times, he’s packed a cooler and other items, made the long trek from his Ocala home to Orange County with hopes of spending the day at Wekiwa Springs, only to be turned away because the park had reached capacity.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Eleven talented young athletes are hard at work at the North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center with hopes of being chosen for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Boom is testing the technology with hopes of operating the first commercial supersonic airline.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
Several times, he’s packed a cooler and other items, made the long trek from his Ocala home to Orange County with hopes of spending the day at Wekiwa Springs, only to be turned away because the park had reached capacity.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Eleven talented young athletes are hard at work at the North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center with hopes of being chosen for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Boom is testing the technology with hopes of operating the first commercial supersonic airline.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
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“With hopes of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20hopes%20of. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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