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
Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Suddenly, your only craving is for a watermelon margarita.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 19 Feb. 2025
Wendy Wisner, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
This is for all the introverts out there who might be craving cozy, comfy vibes but still want to go out.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The addictive nature, and thus the craving, points to another key distinction between the use of addictive drugs versus antidepressants.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Suddenly, your only craving is for a watermelon margarita.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
Many people report craving desserts and high-carb foods before and during their periods.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
This is for all the introverts out there who might be craving cozy, comfy vibes but still want to go out.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craving
Noun
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Mister Romantic may be an equal-opportunity flirt, but there’s no carnal undercurrent to his desires.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2025
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But according to Love, Nash also expressed a desire to leave that lifestyle behind and was actively working to make positive changes in his life.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The album thrives on tension—between glitz and grime, between cool detachment and desperate longing.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The story of four women and their loves, longings and desires.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Wayside Cross, a mission started in 1928 in Aurora to provide shelter, food and clothing to the homeless, addicted and impoverished, has only grown its programs and reputation in the past century.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps that’s because most of them appear addicted to ether — a byproduct, presumably, of working in Lumon’s ether mill.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So my first piece of advice to young designers is to have that thirst to understand the business as a whole.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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Soon after, my thirst for adventure grew, and my job provided me with opportunities to explore chilly waters around the world, turning it into my personal mission to tackle as many cold water swims as possible.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The market and the economy have just become hooked.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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But when Fernando has his own ideas, she’s sufficiently hooked to go with the flow.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Many have shared their successes, cutting from clips of them consuming grapes, to shots of them enjoying a great year.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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For now, however, the locker room is enjoying the feeling of winning for the first time in more than 10 weeks.—
Charlotte Carroll,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Often, the urge to control how things unfold leads to frustration, impulsive decisions and unnecessary stress.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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But even if your last wet T-shirt contest is safely in the rearview mirror, there’s still the urge to shake off winter and welcome the sunshine.—
Jessica Iredale,
airmail.news,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The launch date is dependent on spacecraft traffic to the ISS and in-orbit activity planning and constraints that have to be coordinated with NASA.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Bloys was clear, however, that WBD wasn’t entirely dependent on Rowling for the project.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Craving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craving. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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