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as in purposes
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings; that wasn't my intent
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as in senses
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
the wording was a little unclear, but I think I grasped the intent
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Recent Examples of intents
The White Castle slider was, for all intents and purposes, a White Castle slider.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
How people—or governments and corporations, run by people—respond to the mounting losses will have repercussions that will last, for all intents and purposes, forever.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
How people—or governments and corporations, run by people—respond to the mounting losses will have repercussions that will last, for all intents and purposes, forever.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intents
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Based on these, bankers can tailor products for their customers’ life goals.Babu Sivadasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Instead of being programmed with rigid rules, intelligent agents gather information from their environment and choose the most efficient path to reach their goals.Gregorio Alejandro Patiño Zabala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Quartz’s Will Gavin scopes out the Tesla CEO’s intentions.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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The answer to this question depends on your intentions for adding a collagen cream to your skin-care routine.Devon Abelman, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
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Focus on key objectives to ensure success without overcommitting.Chaitra Vedullapalli, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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In contrast, on achieving objectives like resilience, revenue generation, and customer satisfaction, the C-suite scores are 14-19% lower on the necessity of internal collaboration.Steve Banker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Small gift ideas can make a huge impact.Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
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Coppola snatches unassimilated ideas from current political paranoia and recent cultural catastrophes (manic news media promoting celebrity insanity), all tossed into the mix with demented incoherence.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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For his part, Dimon has repeatedly denied having government ambitions — but has never fully ruled out the possibility of serving in office if the timing is right.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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There has been intense speculation about the long-term viability of the relationship, given the ambitions and personalities of the two men, with many people on social media predicting an eventual falling-out.David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Intents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intents. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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