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
The price point is also a bit steep, at 27,500 yen (or around $186 at the current exchange rate).
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Despite his discomfort, the former star yen derivatives trader for UBS and Citigroup has become globally recognized, some might say, as a fall guy for the Libor scandal, which involved myriad actors, including bankers, banks, and even world governments.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2025
That will push a ¥7.9 million yen Jeep Rubicon to over ¥9 million, where as a top-of-the-range Toyota Land Cruiser hovers around ¥7.4 million.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The blockbuster debut echoes the stunning performance of 2020’s Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, which became Japan’s all-time top-grossing film — amid the challenges of the pandemic — with a record-breaking total of over $365 million (40 billion yen).
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Despite his discomfort, the former star yen derivatives trader for UBS and Citigroup has become globally recognized, some might say, as a fall guy for the Libor scandal, which involved myriad actors, including bankers, banks, and even world governments.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2025
That will push a ¥7.9 million yen Jeep Rubicon to over ¥9 million, where as a top-of-the-range Toyota Land Cruiser hovers around ¥7.4 million.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The blockbuster debut echoes the stunning performance of 2020’s Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, which became Japan’s all-time top-grossing film — amid the challenges of the pandemic — with a record-breaking total of over $365 million (40 billion yen).
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yen
Noun
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Perhaps a superhero face-off like Deadpool & Wolverine or a stunt-heavy romp like The Fall Guy will satisfy your craving for adventure.—
James Mercadante,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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As in the test run, Cini Minis are no longer relegated to the breakfast menu, but will be available all day, every day for all cinnamon roll cravings.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
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The desire to manage your world meets unpredictable inner shifts.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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The strategy has been built around three main pillars: driving desire at scale, investing in social-first demand-generation, and embedding itself in culture.—
Charles Taylor,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Life on these worlds would have to lurk underground for reasons other than thirst alone because their surface is scarcely shielded by an atmosphere and constantly bombarded with lethal cosmic rays.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
17 Aug. 2025
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Suddenly, a new order takes hold in Pavilion, whose fed-up residents grow increasingly divided between their desire to be treated with dignity and their thirst for revenge.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Notes from the era reveal themes of longing and excitement of reunition, Kimberly Guise, senior curator and director for curatorial affairs at the National WWII Museum, told Newsweek.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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While there could be an urge to pull out everything in his arsenal to get Texas a win, ESPN's Chris Fowler had a simple message for the 21-year-old.—
Eduardo Razo,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Resist the urge to add vintage or thrifted pieces purely for the sake of filling it.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Aug. 2025
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That said, the appetite is there—audiences want to come.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Both drugs work by mimicking a gut hormone called GLP-1 to suppress appetite and regulate blood sugar.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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Malnutrition experts say deaths among people with existing health problems are typical in the early stages of a hunger crisis.—
Dawoud Abu Alkas,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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The rest are experiencing acute hunger, many not eating for several days.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yen. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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