as in craving
a strong wish for something
had a sudden yearning for something sweet
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Recent Examples of yearning
Jane Ciabattari
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Is this yearning for him normal?
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Set in Maozhuang Village, where real-life 800-year-old Song-dynasty stone statues stand sentry amid vast wheat fields, the film uses arthouse technique to express the inner yearnings of Qing and her mother, who otherwise stay silent about their emotional worlds.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Viewers were yearning for the yearning, week after tremulous week.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Consciousness, human life, utterly in the grip of its own dreamlife, all our thinking and voicing caught in a web of surreal distortion, generated by our irrational yearning and apprehensions, our appetite for myth, our solipsism.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Is this yearning for him normal?
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Set in Maozhuang Village, where real-life 800-year-old Song-dynasty stone statues stand sentry amid vast wheat fields, the film uses arthouse technique to express the inner yearnings of Qing and her mother, who otherwise stay silent about their emotional worlds.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Viewers were yearning for the yearning, week after tremulous week.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearning
Noun
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The similarities are striking, especially for Broncos Country, a fanbase longing for the franchise’s first playoff victory since Super Bowl 50.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
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Brands such as Nivea and Saint James Iced Tea have thus tapped into the longing, introducing their own individual collaborations with Juicy Couture less than a month apart.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.—
Michael Granberry,
Dallas News,
17 Jan. 2020
Noun
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Chickpea Cookie Dough Chickpea cookie dough is high in protein and sure to satisfy a craving for sweetness.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the video, the animals can be seen ransacking the establishment to satisfy their cravings, snacking on protein shakes, coffee and supplements.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The job comes with an annual salary range of up to $315,967, plus benefits, and the new city manager will be expected to help address Brentwood’s most pressing issues, including the imbalance between jobs and housing and the long commute times residents face.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Adding a wide receiver behind DK Metcalf is likely the most pressing need for Pittsburgh.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It is not caused by stress or poor communication but by a desire for dominance.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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At this level, Renar explained, your desire for others does not disappear.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But their terrific new Some Like It Hot is even cockier, steamier, more insistent — one of the year’s kickiest indie-rock thrillers.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Norton said in 2022 that Weinstein emailed him personally and was very insistent about appearing.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Facilities like Sankofa and Nova House help those recovering from addiction fill their time with activities that distract them from the urge to use.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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By the end of the trip, the urge to check her phone had subsided.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Streamlining communication and clearly denoting important or urgent information can go a long way in helping families navigate a sea of information.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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And before any of that, there’s a more urgent challenge — getting food and medicine to the people in Gaza.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Yearning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearning. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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