as in longing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetent
Adjective
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Many experts say that far more ambitious objective is unlikely to be achieved without cutting major federal programs like Social Security and Medicare, which President Trump has vowed not to touch.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
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In an ambitious and long-overdue renovation, the architect Annabelle Selldorf attempted to harmonize with the Frick’s Classical aesthetic while asserting her Modernist credentials.—
Martin Filler,
The New York Review of Books,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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For a very long time, other nations have been sizing up California with a covetous eye.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The two imperial devotees engaged in a delicate and often times awkward dance during season 1 of Andor on Disney+, with the former becoming somewhat obsessed with the latter, and then saving her from a mob of angry protesters on Ferrix.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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As one domino falls after another, cracks begin to show in their respective relationships especially while Rachel’s husband Adam becomes obsessed with getting back their wedding gift: The Everything Pot.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Love Hotel is less about happy endings and more about honoring the messy, hilarious, sometimes healing process of getting there.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Apr. 2025
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The authors aspire to a world in which there is clean energy to power every convenience, medical care and medicines that allow people to live longer and healthier lives, and a happy balance between work and time with friends and family.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 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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But if your workspace floor is bumpy like a driveway, littered with air hoses, or covered by a textured floor covering, consider a creeper with larger wheels that can traverse the ground without getting hung up.—
Collin Morgan,
Car and Driver,
24 Mar. 2023
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“Appetent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetent. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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