as in desire
a strong wish for something
television commercials create appetency for products that the consumer may not have known even existed
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetency
Noun
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Pacifica’s Miramar Landing purchase suggests a desire to bring to fruition, in part, San Diego’s vision for a walkable neighborhood in an area the new community plan refers to as the Miramar Gateway.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025 -
The desire just to make the playoffs actually delayed a long overdue rebuild.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Your body may also use carbs more efficiently earlier in the day—which can help reduce cravings and promote better weight control.—
Lauren O'Connor, MS,
Health,
25 Mar. 2025
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Medications that reduce opioid cravings, including buprenorphine and methadone, are more widely available, in part because of insurance coverage provided by Medicaid.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
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The track finds Rocky taking a lyrical jab at former affiliates of his crew, attributing their conduct to their own thirst for success and fame.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Wayne took out an ad of his own, distancing himself as much as possible from Wills' thirst.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Resist the urge to jump straight into a pitch, start by actually engaging with your network.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the meantime, McBride advised existing homeowners to resist the urge to tap their home equity for all but the most essential contingencies.—
J.J. McCorvey,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their brows are furrowed, their mouths are pouty, their faces are twisted into ever-more over-the-top expressions of longing and ambivalence.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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But looking back, many feel a longing for the God of War of old.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Millions of children across the globe will suffer from hunger and disease because Trump would rather see tons of food from American farmers rot on the docks than shipped to where they are desperately needed.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2025
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The New York Times visited five new data center campuses in California, Utah, Texas and Oklahoma and spoke with more than 50 executives, engineers, entrepreneurs and electricians to tell the story of the tech industry’s insatiable hunger for this new kind of computing.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In their effort to mimic real meat, these companies have left consumers perplexed and without appetite.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, the same White House’s chaotic trade policy is undermining financial markets’ appetite for risk, leaving bitcoin in limbo, more than 20% off from its record high in January.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Appetency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetency. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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