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craved

  • past participle of crave.
  • past tense form of crave.

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On Saturday, Belfast's Agyarko gets the opportunity he has craved since first lacing up the gloves when he faces IBF light-middleweight champion Josh Kelly in Saudi Arabia.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Honestly, I hung in through the rather slow opening of this season in large part because I craved the catharsis of seeing it all work out in the end.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Trump was born in Queens, attended Knicks games for years and has long craved the validation of New York crowds.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Kohli even provided the iconic ending the majority of those inside the stadium craved as he crashed Arshad Khan over long-on for six to seal the victory.

From BBC May 31, 2026

They’d eaten waffles and fried potatoes, and Jordie had purchased every novel he craved at a bookshop on Wijnstraat.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo