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Recent Examples of yearn
And if that's what happens, these new mini e-bikes could be exactly what new riders have been yearning for a while.
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New Atlas, 14 July 2025
The boy who once yearned for his father’s attention is now the patriarch of a baseball dynasty.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 July 2025
For contrast, there’s also Bobo’s sensitive older sister, Vanessa (Anina Reed), who hangs ABBA posters on her walls and wears trendy print dresses, clearly yearning to go through puberty somewhere far away from here.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
This year’s rankings revealed a distinct trend: readers are yearning for secluded luxury and a strong connection to nature.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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New Atlas, 14 July 2025
The boy who once yearned for his father’s attention is now the patriarch of a baseball dynasty.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 July 2025
For contrast, there’s also Bobo’s sensitive older sister, Vanessa (Anina Reed), who hangs ABBA posters on her walls and wears trendy print dresses, clearly yearning to go through puberty somewhere far away from here.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
This year’s rankings revealed a distinct trend: readers are yearning for secluded luxury and a strong connection to nature.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearn
Verb
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Mauritians raised on, raised by, the lagoon, longing for family picnics on the beach on the weekends like the rest of us.—
Ariel Saramandi,
The Dial,
29 July 2025
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This opinion piece isn’t about longing for an idealized past.—
Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Parts read like a narrative, other parts sound like a letter to the husband, sometimes explanatory, sometimes apologetic, sometimes pining.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
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Songs that should blaze by are sluggish while tunes that should pine and linger are sped through.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Yearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearn. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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