as in craving
a strong wish for something
I have a strange yen to take the day off from work
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as in to crave
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
what car lover doesn't yen for a new car at the start of every model year
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Recent Examples of yen
Chizuru Muko, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
That movie did almost 41B yen in Japan, while Infinity Castle is at nearly 40B yen, but coming in much higher in dollars.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
Global market turmoil forced the BOJ to lower that figure to 200 billion yen per quarter.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Drawn by mysterious invitation to the historic grounds of the Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto, they are tempted into a game of survival, with the claim that 100 billion yen awaits the winner.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
With annual revenues topping 3 trillion yen, Uniqlo is positioning itself to lead its supply chain toward scalable solutions.
—Chizuru Muko, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
That movie did almost 41B yen in Japan, while Infinity Castle is at nearly 40B yen, but coming in much higher in dollars.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
Global market turmoil forced the BOJ to lower that figure to 200 billion yen per quarter.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Drawn by mysterious invitation to the historic grounds of the Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto, they are tempted into a game of survival, with the claim that 100 billion yen awaits the winner.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yen
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
Verb
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For sports fans craving game-day camaraderie, fall and winter are ideal, when Syracuse football fills the Dome with Orange pride and basketball season brings the city’s most electric crowds from November through March.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Such a setup would surely bring the sort of balance every manager craves, especially with Kabore and the fit-again Cacace capable of getting at an Oxford side who will arrive at the SToK Cae Ras one point and one place behind Wrexham in the table.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 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
Noun
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Sterling Glass had many health problems as a child—swollen feet, night sweats, nausea and vomiting, unquenchable thirst, and fatigue that often left him too exhausted to go to school.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s insatiable thirst for revenge.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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
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
Noun
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Broader risk appetite Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, agreed that the bond markets could be responding to a shift in overall sentiment.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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The appetite for Hamas’s return to power now feels thin among Gazans.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Food assistance leaders in the state worried about what will happen to Colorado communities already plagued by hunger after the looming federal cuts and restricted access to resources.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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The hunger-desire gleaming in their eyes brought to mind that poem about goblin men selling goblin fruit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yen. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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