as in longing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetent
Adjective
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The Counterfeit Opera arrives as part of Little Island’s commendably ambitious second season of summer programming.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 June 2025 -
The $8 billion asking price, related by people close to the process, struck a few bidders as ambitious.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Image Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings The sudden appearance of seven mysterious doors across the world draws attention from religious sects, covetous billionaires and everyday people who speculate over what lies on the other side.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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His approach, on and off the pitch, has had a transformative effect and as Palace seek to secure him on a new contract, there have been covetous glances cast in his direction from clubs in the German Bundesliga.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Dan Fogelman became obsessed with crafting a story about the world’s most powerful people after having a meeting with a billionaire a decade ago and hearing a loud bang on his drive home.—
Hilton Dresden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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Why is the Perseverance rover so obsessed with this little labyrinth?—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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What if starlets like Spears were not happy collaborators in a patriarchal order but scapegoats who had been exploited for profit, pushed to the brink by an insatiable audience, and forced to bear the misogynistic projections of an entire country?—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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When a match goes really well — i.e. when the couple gets engaged, the ballyhooed happy ending of all romances, naturally — a bar cart is rolled out and all the young matchmakers gather around each other and cheer for their good fortune, and for the seeming success of love itself.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Caroline Ouko hung up and hurried over to get him on March 3, but soon noticed about 12 police officers arrayed across her front yard in the Richmond suburbs with stun guns drawn.—
Salvador Rizzo,
Washington Post,
25 Mar. 2023
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Still, so many of us are so hung up on trying to force an outcome in our love lives.—
Ineye Komonibo,
refinery29.com,
24 Mar. 2023
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“Appetent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetent. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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