as in craving
a strong wish for something
had a sudden yearning for something sweet
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Recent Examples of yearning
J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
Viewers praised the father's dedication and expressed their own yearning for such warmth and support.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Some who had left the South felt embarrassed by the emotional nakedness of the blues, all that yearning, and dismissed it as a backwards art.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
There’s a deep yearning and caring at work here that is the film’s idiosyncratic strength, but also may be its weakness, plausibility-wise.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 13 June 2025
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Verb
Other male artists like Teddy Swims and Benson Boone, known for yearning, guitar-heavy songs featuring swelling vocals, are on the rise.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
Viewers praised the father's dedication and expressed their own yearning for such warmth and support.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Some who had left the South felt embarrassed by the emotional nakedness of the blues, all that yearning, and dismissed it as a backwards art.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
There’s a deep yearning and caring at work here that is the film’s idiosyncratic strength, but also may be its weakness, plausibility-wise.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearning
Noun
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Is something deeper, perhaps an emotional or spiritual longing, influencing your career choices?—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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The heartbreak in Ruhl’s version lies in the longing of the father-daughter relationship rather than that of the lovers; Ruhl wrote it as a tribute to her own father, who had died a few years before.—
Pamela Newton
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
Noun
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These are patterns that include the craving for excitement or intense experiences.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Eating dark chocolate in the morning may boost mood and reduce your cravings for sweets later while eating it in the afternoon can provide you a boost in energy.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Lambda Legal’s help desk has already received more requests for assistance with health care, employment and housing discrimination in the first half of 2025 than in all of 2024, with the most pressing need coming from trans and nonbinary callers.—
Tyrone Beason
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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With the July 31 trade deadline just a few weeks away and the Yankees not playing their best baseball lately, the team’s most pressing needs are obvious.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
Noun
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At its core, this lifestyle aesthetic reflects a generation’s desire to return to a slower, simpler way of life.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Wheeler will not participate in the game, citing his desire to stay on routine to help the Phillies win in the second half.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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But these cerebral dispatches realize their audience often experiences the work communally and tends to enjoy it most when accompanied by flowing synths and insistent drums.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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An insistent tabby cat has left internet users in stitches after getting caught repeatedly waking up a woman by yelling outside her window, despite not being her pet.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Noun
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After all, these rich, beautiful people couldn't possibly see past Dee's uncontrollable urge to panic-gag and Charlie's uncontrollable desire to shove grotesque amounts of cheese in his mouth, right?—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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That means listening harder, partnering deeper and resisting the urge to simply digitize outdated practices with shinier tools.—
Alex Goryachev,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Ra’s faith in cosmic travel put him at odds with other prominent African American figures of the period, who saw the space race as a distraction from the more urgent struggles of the civil rights era.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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What's new is the urgent need to respond to a fundamentally different business environment that's more interconnected than ever before.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Unlike most teen love affairs, the couple's relationship is complicated by the reality that Edward is secretly a centenarian vampire with a thirst for blood.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Somehow it’s expected that all rape victims should feel a certain way: there ought to be unmitigated anger, or a thirst for vengeance.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
27 June 2025
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“Yearning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearning. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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