hoping

verb

Definition of hopingnext
present participle of hope
as in wishing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoping
  1. looking
  2. dreaming
  3. planning
  4. proposing
  5. intending
  6. trying
Verb
  • Without proposing any comprehensive list of spending reductions or efficiencies, the city is looking to increase a growing list of taxes to fill its nearly billion-dollar budget gap, which will hurt every Chicago resident and business owner.
    Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Residents and businesses cannot afford for the city to continue to be a greater outlier, risk harming our ability to recruit top talent and investments and send the wrong message to growing industries looking to build or grow in Chicago.
    Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of looking
Verb
  • While REM sleep isn’t usually classified as a deep sleep stage, most people don’t wake up easily during the dreaming sleep stage.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Those dreaming of snow and ice can rent skates for 30-minute sessions for only $5 at the outdoor rink that can be set up regardless of temperature.
    Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of dreaming
Verb
  • Automakers have invested or are planning to invest hundreds of billions of dollars globally to build a thriving EV market, according to industry consultant AlixPartners, but so far most are losing money.
    Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The share of businesses planning to hire more workers increased by 3 points to 18%, the highest in a year.
    Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Without proposing any comprehensive list of spending reductions or efficiencies, the city is looking to increase a growing list of taxes to fill its nearly billion-dollar budget gap, which will hurt every Chicago resident and business owner.
    Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Hitchins called out Lopez post-fight, proposing an all-New York unification bout.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of proposing
Verb
  • Some volunteers formed text chains and Facebook groups, intending to keep in touch long after the ornaments are taken down.
    Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • As the appetite for non-fiction continues to grow, non-fiction producer Celia Aniskovich (Face to Face with Scott Peterson, Beanie Mania) is launching a digital magazine intending to publish stories that can also be eyed as IP for future film and TV projects.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of intending
Verb
  • That part is not great, but again, that’s part of trying to open minds and trying to share your truth with people.
    Them, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Leaders now face a myriad of challenges in trying to bring the country together.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of trying
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