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yearned for

adjective as in missed

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As Americans work to make sense of the 2024 election outcome, pollsters and political scholars told Salon the data shows American voters yearned for a change from the largely unpopular status quo under President Joe Biden — and they saw it in Trump.

From Salon

For Powell, a starting role is what he has yearned for.

“It goes against everything I thought I would be as a mum,” adding she “yearned” for her little boy again.

From BBC

GOP leaders visibly yearned for a more vigorous replacement, but oh well: They were pretty sure they’d win by default, since Democrats were demoralized, divided and married to their own visibly impaired candidate.

From Salon

In Season 3, that would be Colin, the family’s third son, who finally comes to terms with his feelings for Penelope, a longtime friend who has yearned for him for years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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