DESIDERATING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

desiderating

verb

present participle of desiderate

as in craving

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy a wide gulf between what they desiderate and what they deserve

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So maybe, having seen the evidence, craving physical buttons isn't so odd after all.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Plenty of consumers are going to keep craving dessert after dark.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

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Goodman was very vocal in the weeks leading up to the All-Star Game about wanting to be in the Home Run Derby, to showcase himself on a stage that his small-market team doesn’t really offer.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Even Liz Taylor and Richard Burton stopped by (at one of Ciuffardi’s earlier eateries), wanting to take in the Sestri sunset away from their usual perch in Portofino.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of wanting

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But Newcastle intend to use the proceeds from the Tonali sale to reinvest in their squad, with Howe desiring a goalkeeper, at least one full-back, two midfielders (should Joe Willock also leave) and at least one attacker.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Yes, a few reward-like mechanisms are in the thin layer of the models built through reinforcement learning, but the models are overwhelmingly about predicting, not desiring.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

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