as in craving
a strong wish for something
a sudden pining to have steak for dinner
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as in longing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pining
Noun
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Notes from the era reveal themes of longing and excitement of reunition, Kimberly Guise, senior curator and director for curatorial affairs at the National WWII Museum, told Newsweek.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025 -
Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
3 Aug. 2025
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This is, in part, correct: Voldemort is extremely covetous of power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Perhaps a superhero face-off like Deadpool & Wolverine or a stunt-heavy romp like The Fall Guy will satisfy your craving for adventure.—
James Mercadante,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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As in the test run, Cini Minis are no longer relegated to the breakfast menu, but will be available all day, every day for all cinnamon roll cravings.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The desire to manage your world meets unpredictable inner shifts.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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The strategy has been built around three main pillars: driving desire at scale, investing in social-first demand-generation, and embedding itself in culture.—
Charles Taylor,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While there could be an urge to pull out everything in his arsenal to get Texas a win, ESPN's Chris Fowler had a simple message for the 21-year-old.—
Eduardo Razo,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Resist the urge to add vintage or thrifted pieces purely for the sake of filling it.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Life on these worlds would have to lurk underground for reasons other than thirst alone because their surface is scarcely shielded by an atmosphere and constantly bombarded with lethal cosmic rays.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
17 Aug. 2025
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Suddenly, a new order takes hold in Pavilion, whose fed-up residents grow increasingly divided between their desire to be treated with dignity and their thirst for revenge.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Pining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pining. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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