He thought of them yearning for fame.
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Yearning
/ˈjɝnɪŋ/
Synonyms for "yearning" (127 found)
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Related words (63)
idolizationinsatiableitchlanguishinglanguishmentlasciviousnesslibidolikelikinglonginglovelovemakinglustmal du paysmaladie du paysmaniamarried lovenostalgianostalgicnostomania
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13 entriescravingexistential yearninghomesicknessmelancholic yearningnostalgianostalgic longingpast longingromantic longingromantic yearningspiritual longingtranscendent aspirationyearning dictionyearning imagery
Collocations
15 entriesdeep yearningintense yearningnostalgic longingnostalgic yearningprofound yearningromantic yearningspiritual yearningunfulfilled yearningwistful yearningyearning expressionyearning for homeyearning for knowledgeyearning gazeyearning lookyearning sigh
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12 total sentences available.
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
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At the height of the Cold War, my father decided, like so many others in the forgotten corners of the world, that his yearning - his dream - required the freedom and opportunity promised by the West.
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Mr President, it was yearning for democracy that brought down the Berlin Wall.
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