as in craving
a strong wish for something
I have a strange yen to take the day off from work
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Recent Examples of yen
In July 2024, Mount Fuji implemented a daily visitor cap of 4,000 people—and that cap continues to be in place for the 2025 climbing season—and started charging climbers 2,000 yen (about US$14) for the opportunity to make the trek to the top of the 12,388-foot snowcapped stratovolcano.
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 June 2025
By 1957, the threshold of the 55% tax rate had risen to 10 million yen – thirty-three times higher.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
As reported by The Athletic, an agreement for the 20-year-old Japan international was reached for £5million ($6.8m, 1billion Japanese yen), which represents a record fee for a player in the J League — the top division of Japanese football — moving overseas.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 8 July 2025
The Japanese yen, South Korean won and South African rand all weakened against the dollar.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 June 2025
By 1957, the threshold of the 55% tax rate had risen to 10 million yen – thirty-three times higher.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
As reported by The Athletic, an agreement for the 20-year-old Japan international was reached for £5million ($6.8m, 1billion Japanese yen), which represents a record fee for a player in the J League — the top division of Japanese football — moving overseas.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 8 July 2025
The Japanese yen, South Korean won and South African rand all weakened against the dollar.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yen
Noun
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Beyond its frozen delights, Zeds also caters to other cravings, offering coffee, beer, wine, and tea.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Sleep deprivation is also associated with disruptions in appetite-regulating hormones (ghrelin and leptin), which often increases cravings for sugary, nutrient-poor foods.12 2.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
25 July 2025
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The sport of off-roading suffers from a fundamental discordance: The desire to get out into nature and the irreparable harm inherent in the process of off-roading.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Zuckerberg’s drive to get ahead on AI may be rooted in part in his desire to own a foundational platform for the next major technology wave.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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Cooper Flagg’s work ethic does not specifically come from a thirst from within, a drive to be the best.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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With this new creation, Liu turns our gaze back to earth, exploring the existential solitude and quiet observation of these aging machines as metaphors for diasporic longing, technological obsolescence and the search for connection and purpose.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The characters become avatars for our own longing, heartbreak, hopefulness and grief ...—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Deep listening is the discipline of being fully present with another person—suspending judgment, setting aside distractions, and resisting the urge to formulate a response.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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At a low point, Stevie decided to transform her suicidal urges into homicidal ones.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 July 2025
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With his opaque history and sources of wealth, his super-powerful friends and his immoral appetites, Epstein became the perfect avatar for our at-home Hollywood heroism.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
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Beyond those two, though, other members have not expressed any appetite for easing before the September meeting.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
19 July 2025
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Cafu, on the other hand, will be entering the ring with plenty of confidence and hunger, knowing that an upset win could change his life and put him at the center of the super flyweight spotlight.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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At its best, that tempo is driven by shared hunger.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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“Yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yen. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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