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Recent Examples of yearn
NurPhoto via Getty Images How many reading this opinion piece were yearning for AI server data centers as the 2020s dawned, or for that matter were hoping to work at one?
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
If people yearn for something strongly enough, some of them will be willing to accept an inferior substitute.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
As a kid growing up in Michigan, making it to the NBA was not the only thing Devin Booker yearned for.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
And the people yearn for a tour A quick trip to Kelly’s Instagram comments and one demand stands out among the rest: Tour.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
If people yearn for something strongly enough, some of them will be willing to accept an inferior substitute.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
As a kid growing up in Michigan, making it to the NBA was not the only thing Devin Booker yearned for.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
And the people yearn for a tour A quick trip to Kelly’s Instagram comments and one demand stands out among the rest: Tour.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearn
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There are moments when some viewers might long for a little more detachment and aesthetic assessment, especially from the likes of photography editor Kathy Ryan of The New York Times Magazine, who is in a position to describe what’s so distinctive about Addario’s talent.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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With fall gatherings, football season, and sweater weather on the horizon, many of us are longing for the cooler weather and our favorite football dip.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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The 34-mile road winds through several ecosystems from cove hardwood to northern hardwood to pine oak to spruce fir.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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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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“Yearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearn. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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