aspiring
adjective
aspir·ing
ə-ˈspī-riŋ 
: desiring and working to achieve a particular goal : having aspirations to attain a specified profession, position, etc.
an aspiring actor [=a person who aspires to be and is trying to become an actor]
an aspiring novelist
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an aspiring young pianist eager to win the prestigious competition
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Trump becomes a member of a nightclub to which the right-wing attorney Roy Cohn also belongs, and when Cohn takes an interest in the young Trump, the aspiring mogul sees an opportunity.
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Sarah Jones, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
During and after high school, Sarah had been a good student, an aspiring model and a beauty pageant winner.
—Josh Yager, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
But more than anything, an aspiring Hallmark hunk must be willing to share their emotions and occasionally shed a tear.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The alleged incident occurred in 2005, when the man was a 10-year-old aspiring rapper visiting New York to be introduced to figures in the music industry, according to a complaint filed by the unnamed man who is suing Combs in the Supreme Court of New York County.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Jones, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
During and after high school, Sarah had been a good student, an aspiring model and a beauty pageant winner.
—Josh Yager, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
But more than anything, an aspiring Hallmark hunk must be willing to share their emotions and occasionally shed a tear.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The alleged incident occurred in 2005, when the man was a 10-year-old aspiring rapper visiting New York to be introduced to figures in the music industry, according to a complaint filed by the unnamed man who is suing Combs in the Supreme Court of New York County.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Aspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspiring. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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