as in longing
a strong wish for something
had a sudden yearning for something sweet
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Recent Examples of yearning
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
While the game never went away, its recent explosion in popularity seems linked to a post-pandemic yearning for social connection, combined with influential stars posting their mahj passion and the collectible beauty of the tile sets themselves.
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Ingrid Schmidt,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2026
Revolutions are made up of living and breathing and yearning and failing mortals.
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Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
Coach has proven adept at tapping into a yearning among young shoppers for vintage though still au courant brands with a reputation for quality.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Noun
Rationality lurks in theology from the beginning, just as philosophy never shakes off its yearning for the metaphysical.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
While the game never went away, its recent explosion in popularity seems linked to a post-pandemic yearning for social connection, combined with influential stars posting their mahj passion and the collectible beauty of the tile sets themselves.
—
Ingrid Schmidt,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2026
Revolutions are made up of living and breathing and yearning and failing mortals.
—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
Coach has proven adept at tapping into a yearning among young shoppers for vintage though still au courant brands with a reputation for quality.
—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for yearning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearning
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Threading through all their stories is a wild bird – stolen from the forest, peddled in markets, caged in a home – whose restlessness becomes an emblem of every character’s longing to be free.
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The film’s first official trailer offers up a sweeping, dramatic look at the Dashwood life (like the highly relatable, ha, drama of being kicked out of their sprawling mansion), complete with plenty of longing and even a dash of mystery.
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.
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Misha’s Cupcakes After 20 years of satisfying sweet cravings, the iconic Coral Gables cupcake shop founded by Miami native Misha Kuryla closed its Dixie Highway location.
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This finding specifically held true for people with fearful and preoccupied attachment styles, two subtypes of insecure attachment associated with a craving for intimacy but, respectively, a deep fear of it or a fear of rejection and abandonment.
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Still, British politics could become a more pressing concern for the bond market with Burnham at the helm.
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For teams whose game plans depend on speed, relentless pressing or high-intensity transitions, excessive heat changes the game entirely.
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New York City’s fiscal year starts on July 1, Wednesday, and Mayor Mamdani must continue to resist the City Council’s desire to expand CityFHEPS housing vouchers.
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Trump-administration officials have made no secret of their desire to purge the United States of nonwhite immigrants.
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The landscape is didactic, insistent.
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Rough, then insistent, like the cinch of a blood pressure cuff.
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For some families, that one change can reduce the urge to check every message.
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The urge to quit everything tends to grow from being everything to everyone, until there is nothing left for yourself.
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The cultural conversation happening here is nuanced and urgent and almost entirely invisible to the average visitor.
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The result is documentary filmmaking at its most urgent and compassionate.
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“Yearning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearning. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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