as in craved
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now
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Recent Examples of coveted
Theron will now star in the film, but sources say there is another leading female role being cast that has been coveted around town, suggesting a pair of tour de force performances await.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Long coveted by elite skiers, the route is a notoriously dangerous, technically challenging line with a climb that begins at 20,000 feet and ends at 29,032 feet.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
Reddit data is also coveted by AI search engines.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Overall viewership fell 32% from the prior week, according to Nielsen, and 54% among viewers between 25 and 54 — the demographic coveted most by advertisers in news programming.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coveted
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Long coveted by elite skiers, the route is a notoriously dangerous, technically challenging line with a climb that begins at 20,000 feet and ends at 29,032 feet.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
Reddit data is also coveted by AI search engines.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Overall viewership fell 32% from the prior week, according to Nielsen, and 54% among viewers between 25 and 54 — the demographic coveted most by advertisers in news programming.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coveted
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Bob was among a few editors who studied the popularity of the old Herald American and pivoted to what readers craved.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the past, Dek craved a sense of belonging and desperately wanted to fit in with the Yautja, but he's now found his purpose – his people – in an unexpected foreign planet.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Those deployments were politically controversial at the time, especially to those in the South who wanted to preserve the Jim Crow system of segregation.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Albert, clearly infatuated, wanted George to meet Betty, and that’s when the older brother locked eyes with Charme, who was 19 years old at the time.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Coveted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coveted. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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