as in craving
a strong wish for something
I have a strange yen to take the day off from work
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as in to crave
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
what car lover doesn't yen for a new car at the start of every model year
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Recent Examples of yen
Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Buoyed by the recent strength of its digital games and a weakened yen, Sony’s shares have recently traded at their highest level in more than two decades.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: After a strong run-up since Trump's election win, the U.S. dollar has weakened against a basket of currencies, including the Japanese yen.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
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The weak yen has made finding a bargain on a four-star hotel relatively easy.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Its third-quarter net income came in at 33.2 billion yen, 69.6% down from the 102.8 billion yen the year before.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Buoyed by the recent strength of its digital games and a weakened yen, Sony’s shares have recently traded at their highest level in more than two decades.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: After a strong run-up since Trump's election win, the U.S. dollar has weakened against a basket of currencies, including the Japanese yen.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
The Best Time to Book a Flight for Domestic, International, and Summer Travel
How to Find an Affordable Hotel
The weak yen has made finding a bargain on a four-star hotel relatively easy.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yen
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
Verb
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These moments, which might read confusingly to a casual audience, come off like winks to the most dedicated Yellowjackets viewers, the ones who crave answers to the show’s puzzles.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Hart craves praise, on this of all nights, when the man who gave his words melody is moving on, and every crack to the contrary lands like a slap.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 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
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On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Jealousy is often a sign of frustrated longing or desire.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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Spending your days pampering other people can foster a deep feeling of longing to be the one being fed and massaged.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Romans in Pompeii painted explicit frescos of cunnilingus, and Australian Aboriginal rock art depicts men with massive dicks (proving certain artistic urges transcend geography and history).—
Chris Erik Thomas,
Them,
10 Feb. 2025
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Listen to your muse — this could be the urge to adorn your living space or host a quiet date night at your place.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, the appetite for Spanish content, especially from Atresmedia, remains high, and international audiences continue to embrace our productions.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Symptoms in cats include fever, low appetite, lethargy, reddened or inflamed eyes, discharge from eyes and nose, and difficulty breathing.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Eating enough protein at breakfast or any meal can help control your hunger and reduce your overall calorie intake.5 High-protein breakfast options include eggs, Greek yogurt, whole grains like oats, and high-protein waffles or pancakes.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Across our nation, supporters not only celebrate the program, but help secure funding, while raising awareness of senior hunger, food insecurities, and malnutrition among our elderly.—
Wendy Coschignano-Ford,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yen. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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