as in desire
a strong wish for something
by four o'clock in the afternoon, I usually experience a strong longing for chocolate
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as in pining
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Recent Examples of longing
Barry Levitt, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
In the Mood For Love is a classic, and one of the best depictions of longing in film history.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The scene in question was designed to show the two characters falling in love and longing to be close to one another.
—Erin Keller, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
That performance is particularly poignant, as the song encapsulates the themes of Cuba, memory, and longing.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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Its score, also by Chomet, is emotive but never overwhelming, and its lack of dialogue creates a rather gorgeous sense of longing.
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But Anthony Mirande, a member of the union’s bargaining team, said he was focused on improving labor practices and voiced a desire for better staffing and more training for employees working at the courthouses.—
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In its ruling, the court said that Mr. Kimura, who was unemployed, had tried to kill the prime minister out of a desire to gain public attention.—
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That greater success stems in part from the fact that by engaging the same receptors stimulated by fentanyl and other illicit opioids, buprenorphine (and methadone) can greatly blunt cravings and withdrawal symptoms.—
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The main difference between physical hunger and emotional eating is that emotional eating starts in the brain and includes sudden onset feelings of anxiety or sadness, specific cravings, not feeling satisfied even when full, and feelings of guilt after eating.—
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Those include a daffy retriever, a headstrong capybara, a covetous lemur and a mysterious bird, as well as glimpses of more fantastical creatures.—
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No actor has played him with as much reptilian cruelty and covetous flair as Andrew Scott, either.—
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Plus, The Weeknd made fans wait three years for a new project after being omnipresent at the start of the decade, resulting in a thirst for new music that was slaked by a 22-song opus ripe for racking up major streaming totals.—
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Forced to flee during the Dominican Republic’s turbulent civil war, Quezada’s family immigrated to Manhattan’s bustling Latin district, Washington Heights, just as the diaspora’s thirst for homespun music intensified.—
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His introduction set an ambitious tone, outlining Seoul’s aspirations to firmly establish itself on the global fashion map.—
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Notably, Prologis is now the second-largest solar energy producer in the U.S. and has ambitious goals, including reaching one gigawatt of solar capacity by the end of the decade.—
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Romans in Pompeii painted explicit frescos of cunnilingus, and Australian Aboriginal rock art depicts men with massive dicks (proving certain artistic urges transcend geography and history).—
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The anonymous data gathered from our shopping stories shows that our readers also felt this tug-of-war between lofty aspirations and the urge to hibernate.—
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According to Owens, excellence is impossible for a restless soul.—
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Osborn can sound like a factory man from a Bruce Springsteen song, a character whose youthful exuberance and restless sense of escape have been tempered by life’s hard awakenings.—
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Programs that fight hunger, disease, displacement, and poverty are not only expressions of compassion but investments in a more stable, just, and peaceful world.—
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The women who drank fenugreek tea reported fewer feelings of hunger and more satiety.—
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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longing. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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