as in longing
a strong wish for something
had a sudden yearning for something sweet
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Recent Examples of yearning
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
World Cup fans were united this weekend by a song synonymous with belonging, nostalgia and the yearning for home.
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Angela Yang,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
The lyrics are heartfelt and romantic, and paired with Minhyuk’s vocals, evoke a sense of yearning, sincerity, and comfort.
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Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Your thirst for success is brought on by the yearning to leave a legacy.
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Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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Noun
Gerardo Ortiz What’s a música mexicana festival without a bit of yearning and scorned romance?
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Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
World Cup fans were united this weekend by a song synonymous with belonging, nostalgia and the yearning for home.
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Angela Yang,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
The lyrics are heartfelt and romantic, and paired with Minhyuk’s vocals, evoke a sense of yearning, sincerity, and comfort.
—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Your thirst for success is brought on by the yearning to leave a legacy.
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Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearning
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History has shown us that the very celebration of our shared longing for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ensures that those values will endure.
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But what Spiro is writing about in most of these tunes is something a little more interesting than standard loss-and-longing fare.
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Aggressive counter-pressing is also a defining feature, with teams swiftly attempting to recover possession high up the pitch, and successful sides regaining the ball faster.
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Duncan said adding another stadium project to the city’s ledger that does not address the city’s more pressing issues still hurts taxpayers, despite the developers’ plans to back the bonds.
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Both medications prevent cravings and debilitating withdrawal symptoms among people who previously used heroin or fentanyl by binding with the same brain receptor.
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This dish has the sweetness, spice, and crunch to satisfy every craving.
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The loud and insistent residents of Monterey Park showed that shaming and pressuring politicians can work.
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What most interests me about The Emergency Playbook is how, beneath the sunny tone, there’s a calm but insistent moral outrage on display.
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But experts say higher energy costs in Europe and a desire to slow global warming fuel the air conditioning-free lifestyle.
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And yet Webster’s dictionary, and his earlier attempts at spelling reform, expressed a radical desire to forge an entirely new tongue based in the vernacular genius of the aspiring American people.
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In his inital letter, Lehmkuhl agreed that there is an urgent need to clear debris and address the persistent odor of millions of pounds of rotting food at the site.
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The industry conversation around funding reform is urgent precisely because this generation deserves a system that matches their ambition and offers them a future.
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The idea remains fan speculation rather than reported fact, but her announcement history makes the urge to investigate understandable.
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Spontaneous and slightly chaotic, this cerebral synergy can bring surprising news or perhaps even trigger the sudden urge to break out of a stagnant situation.
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Dragonfly males are so importunate that some females play dead to avoid their advances.
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“Yearning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearning. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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