as in craving
a strong wish for something
I've had a hankering for pizza with anchovies all afternoon
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Recent Examples of hankering
Claire Wilcox, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Adams first got a hankering for the brand when her Alaskan adventurer father started buying its clothes and gave her the catalogues.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
But neither is the sordid flip side, the anti-myth that ought to gut any misguided hankering after a mid-century golden age.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Studies also indicate that for some people, cravings for highly palatable foods go well beyond just a normal hankering for a snack and are, in fact, signs of addictive behavior.
—Claire Wilcox, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Adams first got a hankering for the brand when her Alaskan adventurer father started buying its clothes and gave her the catalogues.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
But neither is the sordid flip side, the anti-myth that ought to gut any misguided hankering after a mid-century golden age.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hankering
Noun
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The Bottom Line Sugar cravings are natural, but that doesn’t mean candy or other treats loaded with refined sugar are the only way to satisfy them.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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This two-floor restaurant is a long-standing community favorite offering a large and diverse menu to suit all tastes and cravings, from hamburgers to sushi.—
Kimberly Lyn,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What’s curious, then, is not Trump’s eagerness to degrade us, but his uncontrollable urge to defile himself and his office.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The body’s instinctual urge to breath kicks in but the mind understands that breathing results in death, Sotomayor wrote, saying the method violates the Constitution’s ban against cruel and unusual punishment.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The ambitious approach to the series featured the first-ever open-world campaign, and 343 Industries had plans to regularly add to it for years with story DLC, split-screen co-op (which it was supposed to launch with), and more.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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An ambitious journey Construction began in 2019 but faced several delays due to its intricate design and the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Appetite refers to the desire to eat.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Oct. 2025
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This decision comes from a place of necessity, not desire.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 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
Noun
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Reflect honestly about your longings as Mercury flows with Jupiter and Saturn.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Together, Alborán and Riza beautifully harmonized over a dreamy, Middle Eastern rhythm that Reyes was creating, and later brainstormed heartfelt lyrics about missing and longing for someone.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If headlines are any indication, at no point in recent history has the American public been more obsessed with the toilets in their national parks.—
Gloria Liu,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Then again, why not celebrate Christmas in a country that’s so festive-obsessed, decorations are usually in place in most homes by early fall?—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Reusable Water Bottle A long day of exploration can easily work up a thirst.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Zinna died of thirst and starvation, but the day would never be determined.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Hankering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hankering. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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