yenned (for)

past tense of yen (for)

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Verb
  • After Arteta’s team won the Premier League and reached the Champions League final last season, there were plenty of fans who craved an extra sprinkle of stardust to propel the north London club into a period of extended dominance.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • More troubling, perhaps, is the show’s lack of pull among viewers between 25 and 54 — the demographic craved most by advertisers in news programming.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The problem was that the man Gilda wanted to be her boyfriend was … me.
    Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But all anyone wanted to discuss after the game was his backfield prowess.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
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“Yenned (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yenned%20%28for%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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