1
as in passion
intense sexual desire
he was overcome with lust when he saw the images
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2
as in desire
a strong wish for something
the belief that most politicians have a lust for power
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3
as in thirst
urgent desire or interest
vacation tours for people with a lust for adventure
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4
as in lustfulness
sexual appetite
a no-strings-attached relationship in which both parties were there merely for the satisfaction of their lust
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as in to mate
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Recent Examples of lust
Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Accordingly, there are some tense moments, but mostly A League of Their Own concerns lusting after a young Tom Hanks and watching Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell run around in period softball costumes—a.k.a. instant serotonin.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2025
Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Just tell me what form did the lust take, behaviorally?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 June 2025
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Noun
Catherine and Freddie, Season 1 Who knew this show would have all of us lusting after a funeral director?
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Accordingly, there are some tense moments, but mostly A League of Their Own concerns lusting after a young Tom Hanks and watching Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell run around in period softball costumes—a.k.a. instant serotonin.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
Not a low and passing lust, but the deep belly need of racing love, of being seen and heard and felt.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Just tell me what form did the lust take, behaviorally?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lust
Noun
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Imagine telling any of the women in that hairdressers shop that art should be untouched by national and political passion, particularly in time of war.—
Kamila Shamsie
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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In the four years my husband and I have been married, his distaste for the LGBTQ community has grown into a passion.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Advertisement Norris said law enforcement did not know if there was a connection between Roley's desire to become a firefighter at one point and the shooting.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Despite a desire for growth, one thing that will not change is the name of the market, which honors Zelazko’s mother and father-in-law.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
Noun
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California’s existing groundwater infrastructure may fail to quench the state’s thirst in an increasingly arid future, even as officials celebrate widespread conservation achievements, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) warned on Tuesday.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
24 June 2025
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And for a nightcap, guests have not one, but two bar options to quench their thirst for spirits and top shelf drinks.—
Karla Pope,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2025
Verb
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The males will then be released into the wild to mate with females, preventing them from laying eggs that turn into flesh-eating larvae, the Associated Press reported.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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The insects then fly all the way back in the fall to mate and die.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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The persistent engagement crisis screams a critical truth: Our focus on superficial benefits has blinded us to the fundamental human craving for connection, security and purpose.—
Lori Huss,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Your brain becomes less responsive to fullness signals, while at the same time ramping up stress hormones that can increase cravings and appetite.—
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse,
The Conversation,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Late last week, some influential Democrats were saying that Lamont’s enthusiasm for his chief regulator may have cooled after PURA conceded destruction of the text messages.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Throughout, the cast of 17 exudes an unmistakable enthusiasm for the material, the onstage electricity radiating up the alpine slopes of the Guthrie’s expansive Wurtele Thrust.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Male bees are fooled by these lookalikes and will attempt to copulate with them and, in doing so, will spread the pollen of the orchid.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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But there was general agreement that most Central Floridians are seeing fewer of the copulating creepy-crawlies than in the past.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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One of the characteristics that differentiate this project from the rest is the combination of humor/comedy and eroticism.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Nosferatu is summoned from the occult niche of the Eggers universe viewers are now familiar with: remnants of The Lighthouse (2019) and The Northman (2022) ooze through the Gothic gloom and nauseating eroticism.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Lust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lust. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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