Thesaurus results for HOPED

hoped

verb

past tense of hope

as in wished

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Recent Examples of hoped 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoped

Verb

Ditto the presence of ghosts from Abernathy’s construction 170 years ago, when a daughter of the Confederacy wished for a home where nothing bad would happen.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
Jett's family has also wished for full and speedy recoveries for the two officers shot that night.

— Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of wished

Verb

If a doorway intended to measure 1,200 millimetres was several millimetres out, the system could adjust joint sizes, select different bricks or cut materials.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
The announcement on the Facebook page of the Royal Cambodian Army came after several recent meetings of the countries’ top defense and other officials intended to patch up rocky relations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

Extreme mountain climbing has never looked anything but miserable from the distance of a screening room, and The Other Side delivers mightily on all that scraping, straining, gasping toil.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Victor Munoz, the winger, looked set to sign from Osasuna in June, only for Liverpool to gazump Newcastle at the last moment.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of looked

Verb

The most typical public piece is a bust, but Plasencia proposed the idea of a monument, and it was accepted.

— Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
When the East Plano Islamic Center proposed a 400-acre development north of Dallas anchored by a mosque, an Islamic school and homes marketed to Muslim families, the response wasn’t ordinary zoning review.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of proposed

Verb

Minister Mélanie Joly announced $541 million for this initial cohort, with more hires planned, emphasizing Canada's commitment to science.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
This reaction was triggered by Kiffin, who had planned to sign tight end Dae’Quan Wright after the Cleveland Browns released him during the preseason.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of planned

Verb

Utilities that lobbied for the change argued that compensating rooftop solar at a higher rate meant that people without solar panels were disproportionately paying the costs of maintaining the overhead lines that everyone uses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Critics have said the size of the gap stems in large part from Connecticut’s lack of investment in special education, which is meant to reduce those disparities as much as possible.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of meant

Verb

The company also says the platform is designed to accommodate future battery technology, potentially allowing newer packs to be used with the existing motorcycle.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
My actual wedding dress was designed with the Manolo Camparinew Satin Mary Janes in mind.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026