intentions

noun

plural of intention
1
as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish her intention is to climb the highest peak in each of the 50 states

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2
as in senses
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action she was uncertain of the intention of his frantic gesturing

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Recent Examples of intentions His intentions are not to land a joke in between the lines of these structures. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Or is Lee something darker and more dangerous, driven by anger and fear, while coasting on charisma and good intentions? — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 Ishibashi makes for a resilient and empathetic Junna, even as her character inevitably bears the brunt of much of the film’s divisive moralizing, while Emoto’s Morio is a quivering wreck of fragility and good intentions. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 According to HundredX, Starbucks was the only chain among a group including Dunkin', Dutch Bros and 7 Brew to see improving customer intentions to spend more in recent months. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 Martindale has revealed the sinister edge to her warm persona in shows like Justified and The Americans, so her intentions are naturally suspect. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 The signatures of these AI leaders might not reveal much about their intentions or their motivations. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 The women, many of whom were first-time surrogates, say they were given misleading or incomplete information about the couple’s family situation and intentions. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Without observable behavior, even sincere commitments can remain intentions. — Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentions
  1. goals
  2. senses
  3. plans
  4. meanings
  5. purposes
  6. intents
  7. objectives
  8. contents
Noun
  • The association reiterated its support for SB 707’s textile circularity goals while challenging CalRecycle’s choice of the organization tasked with implementing them.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • That took Chelsea to six goals inside the first seven minutes of games this season, something no Premier League side has previously managed across any six-game spell.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • Inside a training apartment on-site, specialists taught Darnes how to navigate daily life using touch, sound, bump dots, and his remaining senses.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Each step sends a ripple through the spongy, thin mat, a slow undulating motion beneath your feet that surprises the senses, disorienting yet simultaneously strangely delightful.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of senses
Noun
  • The new plans bring the group’s total billboards across those three states to more than 350.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Several lawmakers, including Republicans, have spoken out against plans to broadcast the execution.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of plans
Noun
  • The expression has different meanings across cultures, rarely referring to its literal translation.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Carlson’s essay offers a deeper look at the elaborate symbolic language surrounding 22, A Million, including the meanings behind the album’s unusual song titles and iconography.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of meanings
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  • On a blistering surprise EP, Deafheaven find the vicious attack and grandiose drama of symphonic black metal perfectly suited to their purposes.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The area, for all intents and purposes, has always functioned as the back of the museum.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of purposes
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  • What began in 1996 as a novel concept, with just 73 categories, has become for all intents and purposes, the Nobel Prize of beauty.
    — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The area, for all intents and purposes, has always functioned as the back of the museum.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of intents
Noun
  • Beijing, on the other hand, has pursued its space objectives consistently since the early 1990s, revising programs as technology evolves without losing sight of its end goal.
    — Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The code establishes the objectives of the city safety program, including reducing injuries to city employees and members of the public through safety standards, training and accountability.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of objectives
Noun
  • They’re trained on the contents of the entire internet, learning which words should attend to which other words in all sorts of contexts.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the food service steam table and hot box had the opposite problem — unable to keep its food contents at or above 135 degrees.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
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“Intentions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentions. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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