objectives

plural of objective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of objectives Before meeting with a patient advocate, identify your main objectives – for example, preparing for a transition home, clarifying a treatment plan or understanding medication changes. — Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 Its little narrative nips and tucks, its simple additions to the existing record, its notes of humanity draw us into these people’s worlds, their objectives, and their frustrations. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 On top of that, a family office may oversee the financial and strategic objectives. — Alex Kowtun, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Democrats have warned in recent months that Trump is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or the National Guard to polling stations, as the president has made election security one of his key objectives in his second term. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 Players who find a match mark the square on their tabla with a bean or coin; the game continues until players finish predetermined objectives, such as completing a column, a row, the four corners, or the entire board. — Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026 Real estate crowdfunding fund objectives Each real estate crowdfunding company invests money from each fund based on a core objective. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Palestinians have been systematically dehumanized, along with the broader Arab and Muslim world, to serve the foreign policy objectives of governments without questioning the moral and legal implications. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Engineers will be able to give the system objectives involving power, performance and area (PPA), timing or verification. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectives
Noun
  • Academic success and preparing students for their future is always top-of-mind, Folk said when asked about his goals for the school.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The deployment has demonstrated how battery trains can support decarbonization goals while maintaining reliable passenger operations.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • No student information is to be disclosed for immigration enforcement purposes without a court order or subpoena, according to state law.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Other independents in the Senate, including Maine's Angus King on the moderate end and Vermont's Bernie Sanders on the left, caucus with Democrats for organizational purposes and committee assignments.
    — NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Construction originally began back in 2006 as part of Qatar's ambitious plans to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That's according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly and cautioned the plans could shift.
    — NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Naomi’s work clashes with both men’s professional aims, of course, but the real power of the story lies in its last third, which is set two and a half decades into the future and provides an unusual vision of climate change.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • My aims are to improve our quality of life on everything from affordability to traffic to public safety; to restore fiscal sanity to our public finances; and to end the brazen self-dealing that has become business as usual in local government.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And Jeremy is the handsome cipher, the seemingly long-suffering dreamboat of a husband who may or may not be harboring more ominous intentions.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • These consumer intentions were revealed as the retail industry readies for a holiday shopping season marked by more intense holiday promotions as shoppers seek discounts as a way to offset inflationary prices.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Kushner has also openly talked of using Affinity and its stake in Phoenix to blur commercial and political ambitions in the Middle East.
    — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • However, Ocasio-Cortez’s left-wing policies on the oil industry will hurt her presidential ambitions in states such as Pennsylvania, Concha said.
    — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The proposition is to connect China’s factories with its creator economy; Black Lake’s agents bridge the gap by converting ideas into designs, a 3D simulation, and industrial data sent to a factory.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When looking for best ideas for the fourth quarter nothing jumped off the charts to me — literally — like bitcoin .
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Sea turtles now nest on the secluded sandy beach that’s for all intents and purposes private, save for villagers occasionally visiting the small oceanfront temple for ceremonies.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For all intents and purposes, my genetic disorder is a breeze to deal with.
    — Megan Mostyn-Brown, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Objectives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectives. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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