as in craving
a strong wish for something
I've had a hankering for pizza with anchovies all afternoon
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as in longing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hankering
Noun
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That greater success stems in part from the fact that by engaging the same receptors stimulated by fentanyl and other illicit opioids, buprenorphine (and methadone) can greatly blunt cravings and withdrawal symptoms.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025 -
The main difference between physical hunger and emotional eating is that emotional eating starts in the brain and includes sudden onset feelings of anxiety or sadness, specific cravings, not feeling satisfied even when full, and feelings of guilt after eating.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Use silence in meetings—Resist the urge to fill pauses immediately.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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That urge told her to cover the painting in a red-purple scumble.—
Adam Moss,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That could be as ambitious as calling New Orleans about Chris Olave or Seattle about DK Metcalf.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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French startup Flying Whales is on a mission to transform cargo transport with its ambitious Large Capacity Airship 60 Tonne (LCA60T) project.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Driven by a desire to streamline the organ transport logistics process, Epstein founded the company in 2022.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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But Anthony Mirande, a member of the union’s bargaining team, said he was focused on improving labor practices and voiced a desire for better staffing and more training for employees working at the courthouses.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Those include a daffy retriever, a headstrong capybara, a covetous lemur and a mysterious bird, as well as glimpses of more fantastical creatures.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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No actor has played him with as much reptilian cruelty and covetous flair as Andrew Scott, either.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Jealousy is often a sign of frustrated longing or desire.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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Spending your days pampering other people can foster a deep feeling of longing to be the one being fed and massaged.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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More an assembly of eerily seductive images and wordlessly tense interactions than a straight narrative, the film follows an orphaned girl who stumbles upon a film set and becomes obsessed with its cruel and beautiful star.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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But also the Museum of Decorative Arts here in Paris, I was really obsessed with this.—
Miles Socha for WWD,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This sort of implicit address to the work’s spectators, and to their unquenchable thirst for more, also crops up in some of the photographer’s graver pictures.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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After 14 days isolated below, Collins died of thirst, hunger and hypothermia.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Hankering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hankering. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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