as in appetites
positive regard for something
I have a liking for dark chocolate
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Noun
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The studio was then owned by wildcatter Marvin Davis, a six-foot-four, three-hundred-pound man of Falstaffian appetites.—
Gabriel Sherman,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026 -
For appetites large and small, these delightful dishes are worth seeking in Atlanta this month.—
Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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When serious plans were drawn up for the conquest of space in the late 1940s by the likes of Werner Von Braun, the question of astronauts had a simple and obvious answer – of course they'd be needed.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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Rumfield was blocked in the Bronx by the likes of Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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Michigan residents, particularly those in Metro Detroit, not only adopted the treat as a local favorite but promoted the idea to a wider audience and invented cultural crossover tastes.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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According to Veit, the idea that kids are naturally neophobic, or wary of new tastes, is a myth.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Your preferences will apply only on this website.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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Food preferences begin in the first years of life, so the findings of the study are alarming, said Jane Houlihan, research director for Healthy Babies, Bright Futures, an alliance of nonprofits, scientists and donors with a mission of reducing babies’ exposures to neurotoxic chemicals.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Shriver’s many strange enthusiasms have provided her with a wellspring of ideas, which in the past have produced highly topical novels—about school massacres, obesity, religion, and, yes, the national debt.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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In public, Newsom speaks often and openly about his errors, fortifying his image as a bumptious, slightly hapless victim of his own enthusiasms.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Likings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likings. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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