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
New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2025
Other Weight Loss Strategies Other lifestyle strategies support weight loss with minimal risks, such as the following:
Sleep: Not getting enough sleep may increase cravings for highly palatable, sugary, or high-fat foods, which can interfere with weight-loss goals.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 7 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
Overall, this interaction with feel-good brain chemicals means that for many, alcohol cravings can form the biggest challenge for those hoping to cut back or better moderate their drinking behaviors.
—New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2025
Other Weight Loss Strategies Other lifestyle strategies support weight loss with minimal risks, such as the following:
Sleep: Not getting enough sleep may increase cravings for highly palatable, sugary, or high-fat foods, which can interfere with weight-loss goals.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 7 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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Same with any desire for more speed and playmaking.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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In its ruling, the court said that Mr. Kimura, who was unemployed, had tried to kill the prime minister out of a desire to gain public attention.—
Martin Fackler,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Jealousy is often a sign of frustrated longing or desire.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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Spending your days pampering other people can foster a deep feeling of longing to be the one being fed and massaged.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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My body was addicted to a pattern of spiking dopamine, and my mind was addicted to the comfort of fitting in.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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His longtime push to expand shelter options, his shift to support for sharply limiting camping by unsheltered individuals, and his backing of efforts to compel mentally ill or addicted individuals to accept treatment — each have supporters and critics.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This sort of implicit address to the work’s spectators, and to their unquenchable thirst for more, also crops up in some of the photographer’s graver pictures.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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After 14 days isolated below, Collins died of thirst, hunger and hypothermia.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Most of our current multipart extravaganzas give us the standard three acts before dropping in a cliffhanger ending to keep us hooked.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2025
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The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.—
Jamie Siebrase,
The Denver Post,
5 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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Use silence in meetings—Resist the urge to fill pauses immediately.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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That urge told her to cover the painting in a red-purple scumble.—
Adam Moss,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The smoothness of that process is, naturally, somewhat dependent on the quality of video, which can vary by arena and league.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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New trade relationships that are less dependent on the U.S. market may emerge, too.—
Mariana Mazzucato,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Craving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craving. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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