as in longing
a strong wish for something
had a sudden yearning for something sweet
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Recent Examples of yearning
Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
In an era where digital connection remains the assumed norm for everything from professional meetings to dating, the yearning for a third place (a location for social interaction outside of home or work) has never been more present.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
My professional life hasn’t instilled in them a love of capers or a yearning for minestrone (at least not yet).
—Emily Weinstein, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
In fact, for a time his hopes to play pro baseball seemed more a vague yearning than some sort of all-consuming quest.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
That would better satisfy the yearning for sentimentality that director John Rando relies on.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
In an era where digital connection remains the assumed norm for everything from professional meetings to dating, the yearning for a third place (a location for social interaction outside of home or work) has never been more present.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
My professional life hasn’t instilled in them a love of capers or a yearning for minestrone (at least not yet).
—Emily Weinstein, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
In fact, for a time his hopes to play pro baseball seemed more a vague yearning than some sort of all-consuming quest.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearning
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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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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Asking which benefits directly address your employees' most pressing needs prioritizes impact over volume.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Whether Villa can do it all within a PSR timeframe is the more pressing matter.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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It is not lost on senior figures that their desire to transform the club is much harder and slower than in the age before PSR, where the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City could accelerate progression with few spending limits.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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For instance, there was a high level of desire to be guided through the process of entering one's billing or credit card info into an in-car payment app.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Marsh was insistent there was still more to unlock in Vandersloot — even at 36, even in Year 15 in the league.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images 2015 [Zoe] Saldaña reveals that her husband was insistent on taking her last name, which their kids also share.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Curiously, over the decades that followed, writers could not resist the urge to project a big fat chip (sorry) onto the shoulders of England’s capital city.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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To the extent voters are angry, the familiar urge to turn against their own governments has, at least for the time being, been redirected towards those in power in Washington.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With congestion on the rise, the decline in per capita transit use suggests that fewer people currently rely on transit than pre-pandemic, which underscores the urgent need for innovative solutions to attract riders.—
Ankit Mishra,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the nineteen-sixties and seventies, the Vietnam War was a matter of urgent concern in politics and scholarship alike.—
Nikil Saval,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users NYT Mini Today: Hints, Clues And Answers For Wednesday, April 2 Cory Booker Breaks Record With 25-Hour Speech Blasting Trump Use it for: Mixing with bold spirits, quenching your thirst, or cutting juices for a lighter spritz.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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His argument—baseless at the time—was that chewing gum had miraculous abilities to quench thirst, stave off hunger, and dissipate nervous tension.—
Hannah Seo,
The Atlantic,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Yearning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearning. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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