ambitions

noun

plural of ambition
as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish his ambition is to study international business, then get a job overseas

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Recent Examples of ambitions To that, Deadline reached out to both the campaigns of Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra for comment on both the efforts to undo the tax credits cap and the ambitions for a post-comprehensive production credit. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 While Harry and Meghan’s Hollywood ambitions were said to be a key reason behind their original move to California, Archewell Productions and its deal with Netflix has been the subject of scrutiny in recent years. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 The report warns that AI ambitions are running ahead of companies' ability to manage them, amid the growing threat of employee burnout and unclear outcomes. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 The latter played Casey, a student with Ivy League ambitions whose interest in physics brings her to the figure skating world. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The property became an early turning point rather than the limit of his ambitions. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 The experiment tackles a growing challenge for America’s lunar ambitions. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 Vidiya Amrit Khan, vice president of BGMEA, called for the elimination of taxes on renewable-energy investments, arguing that fiscal policy is not aligned with the country’s renewable-energy ambitions. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 Jolly is telling that to any Democrat who will listen, including those with potential presidential ambitions such as Govs. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambitions
  1. goals
  2. plans
  3. purposes
  4. aims
  5. objectives
  6. intentions
  7. ideas
  8. dreams
Noun
  • The Moon enters Sagittarius and your 11th House of Friends, Groups, and Future Plans, making teamwork, invitations, and shared goals more active.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The 30-year-old surrendered 12 goals in his first four outings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of goals
Noun
  • As residents complain and other communities, such as Monroe County and Sumpter Township, have scaled back or decided against Flock cameras, Waterford police have no plans to take down these cameras anytime soon.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Later, the Moon opposes Uranus in your 5th House of Creativity and Play, bringing a spontaneous idea, romantic spark, or change in personal plans.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of plans
Noun
  • But by funding facilities and administrative costs normally borne by the schools, states are freeing universities to use their own dollars for other purposes.
    — David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The number of satellites in orbit now is around 18,000, but it’s expected to reach 100,000 in 2030, driven sharply by the growth of LEO networks for communications and other purposes.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of purposes
Noun
  • Moving away from a retrospective punishment mechanism appealed to Portsmouth too, as did the shift to a focus on liquidity, something which meshes with the aims of the independent football regulator, which recently came into operation in England.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Vance’s comments also seemed to suggest that the administration was more acutely focused on the economic impact of the war than the original aims of the war itself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of aims
Noun
  • That throws up a juxtaposition whereby clubs have to balance competing objectives.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To prepare, Galinskaya has clients fill out pre-meeting questionnaires, which are kept confidential, about their objectives and concerns.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of objectives
Noun
  • There is no control tower at the field, so pilots communicate their intentions on a common radio frequency, an arrangement common at small airports.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Good intentions can become intentional malice when policymakers ignore clear warnings and leave taxpayers stuck with the bill.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of intentions
Noun
  • One way to think about this was to look at the long history of these ideas, and not just at a moment like the 2016 election, or of Ronald Reagan in the 1970s and 80s.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Your ideas travel farther when people know what to do with them.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • For many people, the drawers full of sweets in the Brittany Mahomes video are the stuff of dreams.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Too close to the source and our dreams will be burned to ashes by the needs and personality of the host itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreams

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“Ambitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitions. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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