as in desire
a strong wish for something
a pregnant woman with a craving for pickles
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as in jonesing
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as in wanting
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
craves ice cream at all hours of the day
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Recent Examples of craving
Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
If the brisk ten-episode season, which wrapped up this week, isn’t enough to feed your cravings, here are the books to carry you all the way through a happy and horrifying fall.
—Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Today, guests are craving salads and other vegetable-forward dishes.
—Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Weight loss, bloating, cravings, digestion, acne, face puffiness, energy—apple cider vinegar [ACV] gummies are said to help with all manner of things.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
If the brisk ten-episode season, which wrapped up this week, isn’t enough to feed your cravings, here are the books to carry you all the way through a happy and horrifying fall.
—Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
With its gritty narratives and braggadocious flair, Hatton Garden Holdup cements Rome Streetz’s place as a force in contemporary rap, leaving listeners both captivated and craving more.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Today, guests are craving salads and other vegetable-forward dishes.
—Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craving
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November 21, 2024 The holiday season is here—along, of course, with the desire to buy everything your heart desires.Vogue Club, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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The desires of the Mexican American residents for a quiet residential park have at times been at odds with other interests in the waterfront.Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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When the first generation of Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Orange County decades ago, many of them harbored a longing to participate in the political process.Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Witness By Whittaker Chambers Life So Far, by Betty Friedan Humans have a deep longing to canonize political heroes as saints.Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Either the region had become addicted to sparklingly clean kitchens or a more nefarious pattern had been established.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Alas, even with his son washed up in hospital, even while processing the revelation that his son is addicted to drugs, Robert’s most salient emotion is his jealousy.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Or maybe your thirst for wine knowledge rivals your thirst for wine.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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For all my thirst for ghost stories as a kid, the ghost-hunting fad that came later never really captured my imagination in the same way.Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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During a 2023 interview with IndieWire, Horgan explained that her show benefited from a weekly release strategy that gave fans time to become hooked and tell their friends about the show.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
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This recommendation engine learns users’ interests from their viewing habits and makes compelling, personalized recommendations that keep them hooked. 4.Sally Percy, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Still, that hasn’t stopped its owner, Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, from enjoying it.Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Roman allegory — in which Cesar aspires to change his government while fulfilling his creative hubris, enjoying the perks of fickle celebrity — is both inexact and unoriginal.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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Resist the urge to use something sharp or abrasive, as that could damage the mesh.Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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At this point, resisting the urge to rotate, the superfluid suddenly spawns a single quantum vortex — a whorl of atoms surrounding a column of nothingness that extends to the bottom of the bucket.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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In other words, the likelihood of finding a match of your same genetic ethnic makeup is dependent on how many people from your same ethnicity have signed up on the registry.Pia Velasco, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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But that’s dependent on the funding of philanthropists and corporate partners.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Craving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craving. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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