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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Noun
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The desire for attention and air of rebellion?—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Their departures illustrate just how complicated the entire roster equation is, and perhaps how availability could outweigh the desire for name-power in future configurations.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hero Diner slings fluffy brioche breakfast sandwiches , doughnuts, and kolaches at multiple locations and is open into the late afternoon for quality burgers and midday cravings.—
Bob Carlton,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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From chocolate walnut sea salt cookies to an assortment of seasonal cheesecakes and a rainbow of French macarons, your sweet cravings are guaranteed to be satisfied.—
Morgan Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To quench your thirst, sip water or plain fizzy water.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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People died in front of him, of thirst and starvation.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even as the industry leans into horror at the box office and in the press, its upper echelon shows an equally strong urge to use the genre’s intensity as an excuse to look away from the nightmares that most need illuminating.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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Burman's Wing Sauces Warming weather rises in tandem with our urge to get out to the grill.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bunbury’s unmistakable voice weaves through a tapestry of blues, country, and rock, anchored by a nostalgic guitar that evokes both longing and resolve.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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The result is that Russia not only looks like a second-order power but one that is, perhaps unexpectedly, longing for the bygone world of rules, norms, and institutions.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The poor, especially the poor in the West, aren't dying of hunger and starvation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The global numbers of food-insecure people could reach levels that were last seen at the start of the war in Ukraine, which triggered a cost of living crisis and saw global hunger reach record levels with 349 million people impacted, the WFP added.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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While European officials have expressed concern that global food, fertilizer and energy supplies are at risk as a result of the Strait of Hormuz being effectively closed, there is little appetite to expand naval operations in the Middle East to assist the movements of vessels through the channel.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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When asked why financing platforms are now pivoting toward genre, the team noted a changing appetite among both distributors and audiences.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Appetency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetency. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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