as in wants
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
craves ice cream at all hours of the day
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Recent Examples of craves
The version of you who craves connection and harmony gets to co-exist with the one who’s finally ready to stop pretending and speak from the soul.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Such a setup would surely bring the sort of balance every manager craves, especially with Kabore and the fit-again Cacace capable of getting at an Oxford side who will arrive at the SToK Cae Ras one point and one place behind Wrexham in the table.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Culture still craves good criticism—someone just has to pay for it.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Occasionally, Kate craves something sweeter, British royals expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Cast aside as an abomination, Karloff’s gentle giant only craves an intimate connection with someone else.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Every Major League Baseball team craves depth, and on Thursday, the Atlanta Braves were able to snake some from a National League rival.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
This generation craves joy, but not without depth.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The games are one of the few program formats that still bring the broad, simultaneous viewership that Madison Avenue craves — and, as a result, more advertisers are trying to get money down on them, even if they haven’t been known for doing so in the past.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Such a setup would surely bring the sort of balance every manager craves, especially with Kabore and the fit-again Cacace capable of getting at an Oxford side who will arrive at the SToK Cae Ras one point and one place behind Wrexham in the table.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Culture still craves good criticism—someone just has to pay for it.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Occasionally, Kate craves something sweeter, British royals expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Cast aside as an abomination, Karloff’s gentle giant only craves an intimate connection with someone else.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Every Major League Baseball team craves depth, and on Thursday, the Atlanta Braves were able to snake some from a National League rival.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
This generation craves joy, but not without depth.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The games are one of the few program formats that still bring the broad, simultaneous viewership that Madison Avenue craves — and, as a result, more advertisers are trying to get money down on them, even if they haven’t been known for doing so in the past.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for craves
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An offense that wants to be in 12 personnel as often as the Commanders do (on about 24 percent of offensive snaps since the start of last season) had to build a tight ends room where players weren’t just carbon copies, but had above-average traits in areas that complemented one another.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Politically or electorally speaking, Maoism could hardly be less relevant in this day and age—no one wants egalitarian totalitarianism anymore than (most) people want fascism.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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White non-Hispanic voters lean toward Ciattarelli, 53 percent to 46 percent, while Sherrill enjoys a strong lead among nonwhite voters, 59 percent to 29 percent.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Antitrust law applies, because the rules are not collectively bargained with a union, and the NCAA—including its member institutions—enjoys monopoly control over the labor market.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jey has been focused on his singles career, while Jimmy desires a return to their tag team roots.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lavrov said that Russia desires peace, despite Russia launching some of its most aggressive strikes against Ukraine in weeks on Thursday.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Craves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craves. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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