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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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
The relationship between American designers and Paris has evolved from outsider aspiration to creative interdependence.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, this is a work that speaks directly to both the nation’s richest history and highest aspirations.
—Douglas Brinkley, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026
The film centers on White, a talented tuner whose acute sensitivity to sound, caused by a hearing condition that ended his own aspirations as a pianist, becomes his greatest asset.
—Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, this is a work that speaks directly to both the nation’s richest history and highest aspirations.
—Douglas Brinkley, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026
The film centers on White, a talented tuner whose acute sensitivity to sound, caused by a hearing condition that ended his own aspirations as a pianist, becomes his greatest asset.
—Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspiration
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Continuing that synthesis — of theory and practice, of short-term goals and long-term ambitions — is the challenge, and the next step is closing out a team that’s in the process learning a thing or two about itself.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Despite all this, and despite having been jilted by her fiancé shortly after her father’s demise, the young woman remained undeterred in her ambitions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Their goal is to preserve the intimate essence of Cap Rocat for its guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Best of luck accomplishing your goals today, and, of course, do keep in touch.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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My novel is about that sea-change and the search for purpose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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While there is nothing particularly Jordanian about the design, the interiors serve multiple purposes for visiting business travelers and tourists.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Our aim now is to get this club back into the Premier League.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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In the early 2000s, as home and mobile datafication provided computing and ICT capacity beyond specialized industrial applications, tech companies took aim at expanding their power through a wealth of networks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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On land Vincent has also set up a solar panel above the beachside bar, with plans to add more to the staff quarters in order to reduce the island’s reliance on generators.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The summer after eighth grade, both Celi and Elio have tech-centric plans (making content for social media in Celi’s case, gaming in Elio’s), but those plans are upended when their families separately crack down on screen time and send both kids to Mexico to experience life in the analog world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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This response would have been noticeably incongruous with the time, and it would certainly be read as the intentions with which it was likely written, as naming a kind of politics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Announced in February, the Octane Tour comes on the heels of Octane‘s release in January, which is an album Toliver made with the intention of catering to varying sounds and crowds.—
Preezy Brown,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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Soon, this recognition stretched to include representational painting by younger Black artists, as museums, galleries, and collectors still more clearly signaled their progressive intent.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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There seems deliberate intent to create a live experience built around presence rather than ubiquitous documentation of concerts today, a theme that connects directly to their broader creative identity around authenticity and breaking conventions.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The two can talk through any challenging or creative idea for hours or go their separate ways.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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However, bright, clever ideas also might spring up in your mind.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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“Aspiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspiration. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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