as in craving
a strong wish for something
I have a strange yen to take the day off from work
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Recent Examples of yen
Cameron is at his best as a filmmaker with a yen for big stories told with sweeping broad strokes rather than delicate ones.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2025
For years, a lucrative trade for global investors has been to borrow yen to buy high-yielding assets like US stocks, or in this case, cryptocurrencies.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Prices start at 12,500 Japanese yen (about $81 USD) for an adult group lesson and 15,000 Japanese yen (about $97 USD) for children.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025
The kidnappers demanded one billion yen in cash and 100 kilograms of gold bullion.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2025
For years, a lucrative trade for global investors has been to borrow yen to buy high-yielding assets like US stocks, or in this case, cryptocurrencies.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Prices start at 12,500 Japanese yen (about $81 USD) for an adult group lesson and 15,000 Japanese yen (about $97 USD) for children.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025
The kidnappers demanded one billion yen in cash and 100 kilograms of gold bullion.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yen
Noun
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If a bowl of fries smothered in nuggies, cheese, and rich gravy sounds like a comforting way to spend your lunch break, KFC has your cravings covered.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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Participants attend class three days a week and learn how to develop skills to manage stress, anger, cravings and triggers.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The trend captures a kind of affordable opulence, a desire to evoke the elegance of wealth without its cost.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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His decision to make the move to college was in large part driven by a desire to test himself.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The loss of fluids and electrolytes can cause lightheadedness, excessive thirst, and muscle cramps.—
Pamela Assid Woughter,
Verywell Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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That factors out to more than $11 million per year to slake a terrestrial data center’s thirst.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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Blending Sufi classics, absurdist dreams, careful mathematical calculations and lyrical narratives, Ismailov invents an ingenious transnational poetics of love and longing for the digital age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The documentary explores that moment as both a turning point in the investigation and a look at Wuornos’ history of abuse and abandonment — and the longing for connection that runs through her story.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The urge to distinguish oneself wouldn’t tug as strongly.—
Sara Gregory,
AJC.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Cookie cravings, a tinge of melancholy, and the urge to hibernate and fix your life all at once.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
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McLaughlin added that especially in Charlotte, there was an appetite to celebrate the film with around eight screenings in the Queen City alone.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Previous research has also suggested that long-term high-fat diets can disrupt how the gut and brain communicate, affecting appetite, mood and metabolism, Fox News Digital previously reported.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Children go to bed early to avoid the pang of hunger; parents choose between filling a prescription and buying groceries.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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His brands, including Juicy Fruit and Spearmint, promoted gum as a way to calm nerves, curb hunger and stay focused.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yen. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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