as in desire
a strong wish for something
by four o'clock in the afternoon, I usually experience a strong longing for chocolate
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Recent Examples of longing
Darryn King, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The story of four women and their loves, longings and desires.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Charlotte struggles emotionally, and her longing for a baby is sometimes exacerbated by seeing her friend grumble about her impending motherhood.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Comfort in Chaos, on the other hand, was largely about love and longing.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The album thrives on tension—between glitz and grime, between cool detachment and desperate longing.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The story of four women and their loves, longings and desires.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Charlotte struggles emotionally, and her longing for a baby is sometimes exacerbated by seeing her friend grumble about her impending motherhood.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Comfort in Chaos, on the other hand, was largely about love and longing.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for longing
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
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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
Adjective
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For a very long time, other nations have been sizing up California with a covetous eye.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
Adjective
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Guatemala City's acclaimed Sublime Restaurant represents Central America, where chef Sergio Diaz creates an ambitious tasting menu that tells the story of the country’s culinary heritage and Mayan roots.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Mar. 2025
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Faced with Nantucket’s strict building codes and an ambitious client wish list—including a car showroom, spa, gym, and indoor basketball court—the team at AD PRO Directory firm Workshop/APD recognized an opportunity to create something extraordinary.—
Kristen Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
19 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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The topic is first raised in Thursday’s episode by Tommy, who bumps into Buck at a bar and admits that he’s been resisting the urge to call him for weeks.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Her absence has left USC fans stunned and the women’s college basketball world restless.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, estrogen fluctuations can affect the part of the brain that regulates temperature, triggering hot flashes and night sweats, which lead to restless sleep and frequent wakings throughout the night.—
Erica Sweeney,
SELF,
21 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
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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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