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199%5Exact Match!
298%4Exact Match!
351%9 Strong desire or craving

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We think the answer is "YEARN" which means:

    verb
  • • Desire strongly or persistently
  • • Have a desire for something or someone who is not present
  • • Have affection for; feel tenderness for
  • noun
  • • Yearning; yen.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I yearn for the day when i can travel the world."
  • • "She yearns to be with her family during the holidays."

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times27 Aug 2009 Across 66
New York Times03 Dec 2007 Down 37
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