as in greedy
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
cast a coveting glance at her friend's diamond necklace
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as in craving
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 coveting
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Republican Bernie Moreno is entering the Senate with a title his colleagues will spend years coveting.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
The Abandons follows a group of diverse, outlier families pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon, as a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Show Cancelled at Netflix The series follows a group of diverse, outlier families who are pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon when a corrupt force of wealth and power coveting their land tries to force them out.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Ecuadorian had been coveting the polka-dot jersey.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Republican Bernie Moreno is entering the Senate with a title his colleagues will spend years coveting.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
The Abandons follows a group of diverse, outlier families pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon, as a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Show Cancelled at Netflix The series follows a group of diverse, outlier families who are pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon when a corrupt force of wealth and power coveting their land tries to force them out.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coveting
Adjective
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Because even in a world of monsters, ghouls, and greedy jerks, the good guys still prevail.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Both love rich, moist soil and neither one is greedy with space in the garden.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For sports fans craving game-day camaraderie, fall and winter are ideal, when Syracuse football fills the Dome with Orange pride and basketball season brings the city’s most electric crowds from November through March.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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For those craving sunshine, there are some window-side tables in the back of the restaurant with a beautiful ocean view.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Verb
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Now, Kittle said, kids are growing up wanting to specifically play tight end and specializing much earlier.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Morgan breaks up with him and admits that Joanne's relationship made her rush into things, despite not wanting to go at that pace.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Now, stepping in Kansas City is shifting to a younger crowd that is eager to learn how to do the dance and continue on the legacy.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fadaka-Soetan was one of the eager Lil Yachty fans that followed people onto the field and managed to get close to the stage alongside her friend, Brent.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This was welcome news to the 18 million Americans of Italian descent enjoying Italian-American heritage month each October.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Alba is enjoying some downtime on the beach in Australia.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Governments have turned to the Kremlin’s private mercenary army, the Africa Corps — formerly known as the Wagner Group — for protection.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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The protagonist’s diabolical plot is fuelled by an unmanageable tangle of emotions, including raging jealousy, mercenary self-interest, and resentment of Eileen’s professional and intellectual accomplishments, which sparks shame at her own cosseted frivolity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The botanist who discovered this plant in Argentina, instead of exploiting its commercial potential, decided to distribute its seeds indiscriminately, desiring only that everyone should share in its beauty.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Guinnesses, after all, were among the targets of the Fenians, revolutionaries desiring Irish independence and the toppling of the Protestant Ascendancy, of which the Guinnesses were a part.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Coveting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coveting. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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