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yearns

  • present tense form
    of yearn (3rd person singular).
    yearn
    verb (used without object)
    to have an earnest or strong desire; long.

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It’s clear Aaron Donald yearns to be back on an NFL field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

The show ended with Dance With Me, a ballad in which Mars yearns for one last slow dance to save a struggling relationship.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

But now, when the 60-year-old yearns for the Pacific, he can land in this newly purchased perch.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

Given his profoundly narcissistic personality, he would prefer to be loved by all, and still yearns for such an implausible outcome.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

What he couldn’t say was that he longed for his father as a lost child yearns for home.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman