aimed

verb

Definition of aimednext
past tense of aim
1
as in directed
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal the new accounting system is aimed at reducing costs

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2
as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal aimed to have his paper all done in time to go to the movies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aimed
  1. directed
  2. intended
  3. focused
  4. planned
  5. cast
  6. held
Verb
  • Slacker, the movie, was directed by a boomer.
    Jim Greer, SPIN, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Kerr said before Monday’s game that those comments were at least partially directed at Kuminga.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of directed
Verb
  • My last speculative posts about condominiums and walkable neighborhoods aren’t intended to illicit sympathy.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • According to the complaint, there was no indication that the victim intended to meet anyone underage.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of intended
Verb
  • He was previously based in London as an international news editor focused on breaking news events and earlier the bureau chief for East and Central Europe, based in Warsaw.
    Marc Santora, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • When prompted about the race for the Calder, the 18-year-old deflected and focused on how the Sharks needed to start winning, as reported by NBC Sports reporter Sheng Peng.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of focused
Verb
  • The inauguration of the president-elect will now go on as planned.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • While most employees planned to drive home Sunday before full-on blizzard conditions arrived, Putney said a few chose to sleep over a second night to stay off the icy roads.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of planned
Verb
  • Based on estimates from the University of Florida Election Lab, about 70 percent or more of Wisconsin's voting-eligible population cast ballots in each presidential election from 2008 to 2024, while at least 52 percent voted in each midterm from 2010 to 2022.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The two are cast as Spiderman and MJ for Marvel’s reboot of the Spider-Man franchise.
    Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of cast
Verb
  • The chief executives of all three held a joint press conference in Tokyo.
    Kantaro Komiya, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Yet the game held more significance for sentimental reasons given the mammoth trade intertwining the two teams’ futures.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of held
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