as in desire
a strong wish for something
television commercials create appetency for products that the consumer may not have known even existed
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetency
Noun
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Her square to picky Venus, though, could pit self-care desires against home chores.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Trump has expressed a desire to push more responsibility for disasters down to states.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Clams, mussels, and lobster rolls will satisfy your seafood craving.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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At that time, functional MRI showed strong activation of the nucleus accumbens — a brain area that mediates reward, cravings, and addiction.—
David S. Ludwig,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But for average people, the thirst signal is a good indicator.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Bradenton Police Department shared adorable video that showed a parched manatee taking a break and quenching its thirst with some fresh water that was coming off a police boat.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The old urge to confess is alive.—
Madeline Leung Coleman,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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But the urge to do more never left her.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is a longing for some previous era, if not actually a desire to return to it.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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This is a story about longing, travelling, and never reaching home.—
Sara Wheeler,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More than this many people face acute hunger, according to the World Food Program.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) treatment combines medications, structured nutrition, and therapy to help manage hunger, behavior, and growth.—
Health,
Health,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In addition to fevers and continuous, watery diarrhea, rotavirus symptoms in babies and children can also include loss of appetite and dehydration, per the NFID.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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This low-carb, high-fat diet, which was originally developed to help children with epileptic seizures, has been touted for weight loss, appetite control, and mental clarity.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Appetency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetency. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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