as in to crave
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
teenage gamers panting after the latest video game
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Some people crave company and prefer to be in the office five days a week, while others want to be fully remote.
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Sometimes people who mutually crave admiration from each other also have romantic feelings.
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Your 10th House of Career wants focus as the Sun forms a quincunx with transformative Pluto in your 5th House of Creativity, testing balance between responsibility and joy.
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The complaint also identifies several defendants as having ties to the Christian Zheng Sheng Association, a Hong Kong charity whose founder, Jacob Lam Hay-sing, is wanted by Hong Kong police in an unrelated criminal investigation.
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“Pant (after).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pant%20%28after%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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