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  1. manque, would-be(a)adjective

    unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

    Antonyms:
    ambitionless, unambitious

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  1. would-beadjective

    Synonyms:
    self-styled, soi-disant, presumptuous

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  1. List of paraphrases for "would-be":

    potential, aspiring

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  1. Matthew Dowd:

    If he didn't have all his flaws, and could grow as a candidate, and had run a real campaign, he would be walking away with this.

  2. Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne:

    I would assume that we have the credibility to be one of the players they have looked at, there are parts of us that would be interesting for them.

  3. Sean Bailey:

    The hope would be that Disney is considered to be leader in these stories for the world, that we tell them in such a way that the world sees themselves reflected in these times in these timeless stories.

  4. State John Kerry:

    It would be better for all of us if I was exaggerating the urgency of this threat, but the science tells us unequivocally that those who continue to make climate change a political fight put us all at risk.

  5. Beyza Ustun:

    Further research needs to be conducted with pregnant women coming from different cultural backgrounds, for example, I am coming from Turkey and in my culture, we love to eat bitter foods. It would be very interesting to see how Turkish babies would react to bitter taste.


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