as in craving
a strong wish for something
I have a strange yen to take the day off from work
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Recent Examples of yen
Cash for Kids This year alone, the government earmarked 5.3 trillion yen (about $34 billion) to help young families.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Come nightfall, 292 skilled warriors gather, lured by the promise of a grand prize of 100 billion yen.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The merged group has the potential to deliver revenue of 30 trillion yen ($191.4 billion) and operating profit of more than 3 trillion yen, said Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
Japan has seen a record influx of foreign tourists this year as the weak yen swells a post-pandemic travel boom.
—Afp, Fortune Asia, 23 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Come nightfall, 292 skilled warriors gather, lured by the promise of a grand prize of 100 billion yen.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The merged group has the potential to deliver revenue of 30 trillion yen ($191.4 billion) and operating profit of more than 3 trillion yen, said Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
Japan has seen a record influx of foreign tourists this year as the weak yen swells a post-pandemic travel boom.
—Afp, Fortune Asia, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yen
Noun
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Sleep deprivation has been shown to increase blood sugar fluctuations and food cravings.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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Increased access to weight-loss and diabetes drugs can also help Americans reduce weight and cravings, O’Keefe said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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For instance, with Venus in your communication sector and Uranus retrograde activating your fifth house of self-expression, the cosmos pushes you to open up and communicate your desires, specifically those surrounding your values and sense of self-worth.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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What hasn’t changed, according to Brown, is that strong desire to experience something authentic, and that means not just being a consumer.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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The attacks demonstrated the group's thirst for vengeance against those who intervened against its initial rise in Iraq and Syria over a decade ago.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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His work is driven by curiosity, passion, and a thirst for experiences through adventure and travel… Read More Allen Farmelo Allen Farmelo is Robb Report's digital watch editor.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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Death, the past, art, longing, all of it sent whirling and made current by the two paintings.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Writer/director Sachs’ extraordinary new movie never breaks from the pair, and at times becomes like a documentary about the greatness of the actors themselves, Mozart possessing the soundtrack as Sachs and cinematographer Alex Ashe take longing, lingering B-roll of the performers.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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Strolling along the Art District on Santa Fe and into this trove of inspiration for the first time last year poked a creative urge that has kept me coming back for more.—
Miguel Otárola,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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Establish a deliberate pause between the urge to purchase and the decision to act.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Yet, the appetite for immediate change seems limited.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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So what is the Warriors' appetite to shake things up this season?—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Americans responded to the cries of hunger in Ethiopia.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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His season began with promise with a double feature race victory in Bahrain, showing strong pace and a lot of hunger.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yen. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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