aspired

verb

past tense of aspire
1
as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds

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2
as in ascended
to move or extend upward a tower aspiring towards the heavens

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Recent Examples of aspired People aspired to his style, his honours, and his knack for rebuilding a squad. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 May 2026 Lucky has long aspired to become a lawyer, but the cost of college forced her to step away from school last fall and work full-time. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 Except none of the latter would pan out as Franny (and the director’s teenage self) aspired to. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026 The more Alois Hitler pushed him toward a civil servant career, the more Adolf aspired to become an artist. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 That stance no doubt created discomfort for the engineers in attendance who were involved in EPRI projects, or who aspired to be. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026 Seydoux, who grew up in an artistic family (her grandfather is the chairman of French media giant Pathé), once aspired to sing professionally; using her voice was a return of sorts. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 May 2026 Besler, who once aspired to little more than high school basketball tournaments and indoor soccer in Kansas City, became the first Kansas City kid to reach the World Cup. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 An online obituary for Hissom describes her as a college student at CSU Sacramento who aspired to next attend medical school and become a psychiatrist. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspired
  1. intended
  2. ascended
  3. planned
  4. climbed
  5. hoped
  6. rose
  7. meant
  8. soared
Verb
  • Those drums did not stop once over the course of a 90-minute match, even though the team they were intended to support not only did not score but did not come particularly close.
    — Sam McDowell Updated July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • The letter did not explain the pause, but suggested it may have been intended to preserve evidence.
    — Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of intended
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  • As genetics, psychology, and neuroscience ascended, the twentieth century sent physiognomy back into disrepute, and today, from Lavater to Lombroso, its promoters may seem a racist shade of quaint.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Kate ascended over 10,000 feet in the three climbs, according to the palace.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
Definition of ascended
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  • Nunez said investigators planned to interview an employee who was working at the business when the blaze began.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • Following the exercise, the Royal Navy capability team and the Air and Space Warfare Centre began analyzing the results, with additional testing potentially planned aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Definition of planned
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  • The cinematic denoument revived some measure of hope in a reeling nation, where the official casualty count announced Saturday climbed to 2,954 dead and 16,592 injured, with thousands remaining missing.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • On July 1, Russian daredevils climbed to the tip of the building's spire before getting engaged, and then arrested.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of climbed
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  • Patients and the company had hoped the therapy could move into an FDA review based on existing evidence, a hope that was dashed Monday.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of hoped
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  • Revenue at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, rose to $77 million from roughly $50 million in 2024, the filing shows.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • But under the new system, average premiums rose — pushing more people to drop coverage.
    — Brian New, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of rose
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  • Still a problem was the camera’s smaller-than-usual three-minute film magazine, which meant changing magazines in the middle of intense dramatic scenes, a situation Nolan had to plan for.
    — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The defense had argued to delay the hearing, saying in court filings this spring the high volume of discovery meant Robinson’s attorneys would be unable to adequately prepare.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of meant
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  • The technology is estimated to have saved an average of 190,000 lives each year between 2019-2021 as temperatures soared, according to the International Energy Agency.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • As America grew, so gingerbread’s popularity soared, no matter where it was baked.
    — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of soared

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