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craving

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adjective

craving

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verb

present participle of crave

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of craving
Noun
The Iconic Tonics lineup speaks to each of these cravings under one roof. Javier Hasse, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Citrus America is helping retailers satisfy shoppers’ cravings for fresher, healthier products while redefining expectations along the way. Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Many people report craving desserts and high-carb foods before and during their periods. Wendy Wisner, Health, 22 Dec. 2024 This is for all the introverts out there who might be craving cozy, comfy vibes but still want to go out. Linh Ta, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for craving
Recent Examples of Synonyms for craving
Noun
  • Leadership have expressed concerns of the Japanese company’s desire to follow U.S. Steel’s business model and a lack of investment in union facilities.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • It is not lost on senior figures that their desire to transform the club is much harder and slower than in the age before PSR, where the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City could accelerate progression with few spending limits.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Their brows are furrowed, their mouths are pouty, their faces are twisted into ever-more over-the-top expressions of longing and ambivalence.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
  • But looking back, many feel a longing for the God of War of old.
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In a culture drunk on likability and addicted to mass approval, Kilmer was something else entirely — unpredictable, uncompromising, unforgettable.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • According to court documents, an eyewitness told investigators that Ahmed had recently become addicted to crack cocaine and that Carter had allegedly sold her drugs in the past.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To quench your thirst, order a pot of Moroccan mint tea and traditional Moroccan pastries at Le Terrasse des Èpices’ ground-floor pastry shop in Souk Cherifia.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
  • And the thirst for improvement extends well beyond the quarterback.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Use a knife or a sharp hooked tool, advises Fowler.
    Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Why Throw Away America’s Economic Recovery? Americans have the right to choose the cheapest energy technologies like solar energy and EVs instead of being forced to stay hooked on expensive and outdated forms of energy.
    Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But mid-majors with double-digit seeds are worth enjoying on occasion.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The rabbi was sitting in the back of his church, wearing his yarmulke, during Sherman’s first Christmas Eve service about 20 years ago, enjoying the music.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Curiously, over the decades that followed, writers could not resist the urge to project a big fat chip (sorry) onto the shoulders of England’s capital city.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
  • To the extent voters are angry, the familiar urge to turn against their own governments has, at least for the time being, been redirected towards those in power in Washington.
    Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • However, the Kremlin rejected a U.S. proposal — to which Ukraine agreed last month — for a full 30-day ceasefire, and made its consent to a partial truce in the Black Sea dependent on sanctions relief.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This country faces some very difficult challenges, and the future of what happens to America is dependent upon your generation.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Craving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craving. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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