as in to want
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
craves ice cream at all hours of the day
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Recent Examples of crave
The age of white-washed, super scant, and industrial spaces are behind us—designers are craving excitement, color, life, stories within interior design.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2025
The entire ending of the game was wild, and now people are craving more drama from this series.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
There aren’t many players of Meyers’ size who bat first in the lineup, but Napoleon craves as many at-bats as possible for his best hitter.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Those trying to satisfy their late night sweet tooth craving with an Oreo McFlurry may have even more time to get one this summer.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2025
The entire ending of the game was wild, and now people are craving more drama from this series.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
There aren’t many players of Meyers’ size who bat first in the lineup, but Napoleon craves as many at-bats as possible for his best hitter.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Those trying to satisfy their late night sweet tooth craving with an Oreo McFlurry may have even more time to get one this summer.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crave
Verb
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Barkov would probably want that spread around to the rest of the team.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Even if the news is hard, your employees want and will appreciate the truth.—
Nikki Little,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Disfrutar’s goal was first and foremost, to create a dining experience guests would enjoy, hence the name, which means to enjoy in Spanish.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Savickas, who was not a lawyer but enjoyed creating mischief, suggested, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, that legislators make laws and should be smart enough to use them professionally.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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For users who desire an extended bass response—particularly for movie or gaming use—a subwoofer output is provided.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Peter and Paul Orthodox Church have continued to wrongly assert that the events that have taken place happened because the Diocese of the South desired to sell and profit from the sale of the property in Little Havana.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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“Crave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crave. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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