as in desire
sexual appetite
a story about a detective with a nose for crime and a lech for women
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Noun
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The desire for attention and air of rebellion?—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Their departures illustrate just how complicated the entire roster equation is, and perhaps how availability could outweigh the desire for name-power in future configurations.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The movie follows Rick Power (Rudd), a wedding band singer who stumbles into a late-night jam session with former boy band star Danny (Jonas) and reignites his passion for songwriting.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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For consumers who have a passion for the Escalade and Escalade V, the IQ is just another alternative to the monstrosity SUV that serves every possible purpose in modern day vehicle usages.—
Marc D Grasso,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The object of his love and lust is a ruminant.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the show’s understanding of powerful men’s lust for young — often too young — women, Hayley and, subsequently, Yasmin are positioned as conduits between the elite and their transgressive desires, not unlike Ghislaine Maxwell’s role in Epstein’s broader scheme.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Side effects include nausea, dizziness, numbness, dumbness, Dementias, deletions, leeches, letches, hexes, hoaxes, hocus-pocuses, And, if there is justice, spiritual, moral, federal, state, & local charges.—
Terrance Hayes,
The New Yorker,
2 Dec. 2019
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Men who preyed on younger women were called letches, cradle-robbers, dogs.—
Jill Ciment,
Harper's magazine,
10 June 2019
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“Lech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lech. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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