hankers (for or after)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hanker (for or after)
as in craves
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy hankering for some company in his lonely mountain cabin hanker after a life of leisure

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  1. craves
  2. wants
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  • And the Ivory Coast international — who is expected to cost in the region of £35million — is a player who would add the attributes that Glasner craves.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Alice craves mentorship but can’t help noting how often Nora drinks on the job; Nora, who discovers Alice having a panic attack in the bathroom, wonders whether the newbie stands a chance of making it in the Bureau.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
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  • Crytica Security wants to change that by monitoring what happens inside the device itself.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The European Union wants Kosovo and Serbia to normalize ties in order to move forward in their plans to join the bloc.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
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“Hankers (for or after).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hankers%20%28for%20or%20after%29. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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