as in longing
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Adjective
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Werther, in his self-delusion, embodies another Goethean type, the longing man—ordinary, but convinced of the extraordinariness of his feelings.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The brainchild of Chris Roberts, the mind behind Wing Commander and Freelancer, Star Citizen is probably the most ambitious ongoing project in video games, having raised nearly one billion dollars in funding as of this writing.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Originally conceived in the late 1950s as an ambitious shopping mall, the project was never completed and was later repurposed by security forces.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
3 Aug. 2025
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This is, in part, correct: Voldemort is extremely covetous of power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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This was the same period that comedy took center stage in my own life, leading me to become obsessed with closely examining every new entry to the field.—
Merrill Markoe,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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In the early 20th century, Western explorers became obsessed with the peak of Mount Everest.—
Christopher Ferguson,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Needless to say, the league and other owners weren’t happy with the 34% of $84 million annually that had come out of the bankruptcy proceedings, but the Dodgers pointed out that those terms were driven by court proceedings.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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No home videos from happier days, now tinged with the ominousness of a tragedy in the making.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Instead, Bindra hung up pictures around the lab of glioblastoma patients whose lives could possibly be saved with a drug like KL-50.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Each woman shares—in their own way—their various desires and dreams, yet are so hung up on the potential of failure, or what other people might think about them.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Appetent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetent. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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