1
as in desire
sexual appetite
had chaperones at the prom to discourage kids with an adolescent itch
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2
as in craving
a strong wish for something
has an itch to travel to far-off and exciting places
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3
as in lust
intense sexual desire
sailors on shore leave looking to satisfy the itch
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as in to annoy
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
don't let her snide put-downs and wisecracks itch you—just ignore her
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Recent Examples of itch
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
If Flores does not receive a head-coaching job and if Smith feels the itch, the Vikings could renegotiate a contract with him similar to the last couple of seasons.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Are your fingers itching for battle?
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Creating community over many years Other women have created different intentional living situations that scratch the community itch.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
If Flores does not receive a head-coaching job and if Smith feels the itch, the Vikings could renegotiate a contract with him similar to the last couple of seasons.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
One subject had a history of an asthma attack after eating shrimp scampi; another reported that his throat closed when eating shellfish and his hands itched when cracking crab.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Are your fingers itching for battle?
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itch
Noun
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Same with any desire for more speed and playmaking.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
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
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
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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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Trump’s pettiness and lust for vengeance are un-American Like white on rice, Trump is all over you, President Zelenskyy.—
Sabrina Haake,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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This simmering drama set at a cruising beach drips with longing, lust, and the breezy freedom of a warm and sunny day spent by the water watching bodies glisten.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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He's heard perhaps the university chancellor at the time of the formula's creation annoyed the wrong person, and UW-Whitewater has been shorted ever since.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
Journal Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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There was nothing quite like watching Ted win the hearts of everyone around him, from the woman who literally set him up to fail, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) to the ready-to-retire and always annoyed Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Another great example could be turning a passion for cooking or playing a sport into an online course, teaching others how to master recipes and techniques.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Terry, who has worked in the solar industry for 18 years, traces his passion back to a business trip to China in 2010.—
Alexandra Harbert,
USA TODAY,
20 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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The urge to assist recently laid off federal workers comes after continuous cuts to the federal workforce.—
Shaela Foster,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Hackman is a detective who specializes in audio surveillance, spying on and bugging strangers, a wiretapper capturing them in incriminating secrets, yet unable to empathize or bond with any real-life humans.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Ahead of the trial, Sherborne alleged the newspapers had used deception to obtain his clients' medical, phone and flight records, as well as bugging homes and placing listening devices into cars.—
Max Taylor,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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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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“Itch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itch. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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