hopes 1 of 2

verb

Definition of hopesnext
present tense third-person singular of hope
as in wishes

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hopes

2 of 2

noun

plural of hope
1
as in opportunities

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2
as in desires

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3
as in beliefs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopes
  1. opportunities
  2. beliefs
  3. possibilities
  4. plans
  5. intends
  6. tenets
  7. means
  8. proposes
Noun
  • Plan for marketing and future growth, but keep things flexible to stay open to new opportunities.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Active players could step onto mascots’ turf as NIL opportunities advance and schools become capable of directly paying their athletes for promotional support.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of opportunities
Noun
  • These records reveal beliefs about the afterlife and daily life—fishing, harvesting, and other activities.
    Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • One of my core beliefs is that our autonomy as humans is not automatic.
    John Kormanik, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of beliefs
Noun
  • Forecasting focuses on the past to see the future; foresight relies on its ability to contextualize the present to prepare for a range of future possibilities.
    Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • From this methodology, Pinterest produces twenty future trends that provide twenty different possibilities for what lies around the corner.
    Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of possibilities
Verb
  • The Biden administration recently reopened the ICR and PAYE plans to give people more options to pursue loan forgiveness, but the facts on the ground pose a significant barrier for many borrowers.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Salesforce, another investor, plans to use first-party data and AI to make the shopping experience even more personalized.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of plans
Verb
  • The company intends to invest the balance of $250 million in growth initiatives.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The largest recipient was The Foundation, a new nonprofit started by Musk that intends to build and operate a K-12 school, and eventually a university, in Austin, Texas.
    Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of intends
Noun
  • When asked about the team’s motivation this weekend in New England, Bills head coach Sean McDermott highlighted two main tenets.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • If structural shifts are really at play for most goods, brands will have to reconsider several of the management tenets of the past decade.
    Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of tenets
Verb
  • And devotion, for the male anglerfish, means gripping on with his teeth to her underside until their bodies fuse together, his eyes fall into disuse, and their bloodstreams become one.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The 2-0 defeat at Ipswich Town means Chelsea have lost successive games for the first time under Maresca.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of means
Verb
  • So the Recruiter proposes a modified game of Russian roulette where one of them will die within six shots.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The rule proposes listing the migrant butterfly as a threatened species.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
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