hoping

verb

Definition of hopingnext
present participle of hope
as in wishing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoping
  1. looking
  2. dreaming
  3. proposing
  4. intending
  5. trying
Verb
  • Embarking on a new challenge Successful entrepreneurs are motivated and driven innovators, looking to push boundaries and grasp opportunities and fresh challenges.
    Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That victory lifted the Falcons into a first-place tie with the Bucs at 3-2 with the NFC South’s New Orleans Saints (2-2) looking to knock off the undefeated defending Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) on the Week 5 Monday Night Football feature.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of looking
Verb
  • Which means neither of us were dreaming of living in the suburbs, but ironically our life is now very classic suburbia, living in a house just south of Aarhus, Denmark’s second biggest city.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Ultimately, the synergy between Hilton’s signature hospitality and Rochon’s savant-like design graces — the dichotomy of a California dreaming state of mind with unabashed refinement — is a match made in hotel heaven for all guests to relish.
    Tiffany Leigh, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of dreaming
Verb
  • However, Vance is proposing substantial changes to ACA health insurance coverage that could lead to the elimination of the ACA’s protection against insurers levying higher premiums on individuals in poor health.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Kamala Harris is proposing them.
    Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of proposing
Verb
  • Stratos Renewables Corporation's financial statements have been prepared assuming the company will continue as a going concern, with management intending to identify potential merger candidates.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The presentation will be aimed at those intending to buy their first telescope but should be of interest to anyone in general.
    Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of intending
Verb
  • Police are still trying to better understand what led to the shooting.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Scientists are also trying to exploit the fungus’s sensitivity to temperature by building Bd-free habitats or moving frogs to locales where the fungus can’t survive.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of trying
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