as in desire
a strong wish for something
a pregnant woman with a craving for pickles
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as in jonesing
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as in wanting
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 craving
Kaela Ling, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The results demonstrate one way drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro may curb cravings for alcohol, and point to a potential future as an addiction treatment — but more studies are needed.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
Your energy draws inward, craving the stillness of your inner sanctuary.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But that did not abate their craving to travel more.
—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The results demonstrate one way drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro may curb cravings for alcohol, and point to a potential future as an addiction treatment — but more studies are needed.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Harry’s craving stability, family, and a sense of purpose, while Meghan’s focused on ambition, visibility, and status.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
Your energy draws inward, craving the stillness of your inner sanctuary.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craving
Noun
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The trend captures a kind of affordable opulence, a desire to evoke the elegance of wealth without its cost.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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His decision to make the move to college was in large part driven by a desire to test himself.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Anyone wanting to argue the riches of European films need go no further than the new talents spotlighted at this year’s Seville European Film Festival which launched last year a Rampa section for first and second features and has added short films to its lineup in 2025.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fans wanting to go to games will enter from Gate 2 on the north side of the football stadium and will go through security screenings there before entering the arena on the south side of the building.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Blending Sufi classics, absurdist dreams, careful mathematical calculations and lyrical narratives, Ismailov invents an ingenious transnational poetics of love and longing for the digital age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The documentary explores that moment as both a turning point in the investigation and a look at Wuornos’ history of abuse and abandonment — and the longing for connection that runs through her story.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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While losing friends and job offers in the wake of the scandal, Griffin fell into a deep depression and became addicted to OxyContin and benzodiazepines.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sportsbooks could now reach all kinds of bettors — the very analytical, the very addicted and the bettor who isn’t sure about the game, but is sure about an individual player’s performance.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 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
Noun
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It’s powered by triple Volvo Penta D13-IPS1200 engines, which caused some grumbling among brand purists with a thirst for speed.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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To quench her thirst, the women served the baby sips of water from the plastic cap of a gallon water jug.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This streamlined area rug from Dash and Albert (an extension of the Annie Selke brand) brings cheerful cabana stripes to your floors, swapping out terrycloth fibers for hand micro-hooked wool for a comfortable texture in high traffic areas.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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What works so well here is how a cloak of ambiguity is constantly draped over the narrative, pulled off at just the right moment to keep us hooked.—
Vincent Acovino,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Austin Reaves is enjoying the best stretch of his NBA career, and Redick has seen contributions from a variety of players night after night.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Lomax not only wrote the song but also stars in the commercial, which portrays him enjoying the Biggie Bag combo meal, a scene that turns into a lively celebration of music and food.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Craving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craving. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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