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desiring

ADJECTIVE
yearning
Synonyms


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Huckabee reportedly told embassy staff in an email there was "no need to panic, but for those desiring to leave, it's important to make plans to depart sooner rather than later".

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

The motivations for septuagenarian entrepreneurs include desiring autonomy, pursuing meaningful projects and addressing societal needs.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 2, 2025

The chronicler Froissart records that both sides saw clearly the Bohemian was at fault, but the French, not desiring to provoke the English during a lull in the Hundred Years’ War, grudgingly excused his behavior.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2024

She had a predilection for painting women as modern, urban, desiring.

From New York Times Apr. 1, 2024

Towards it they now hurried desiring only to find a fire, and a door between them and the night.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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