jones

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Recent Examples of jones The beltway media world has always had a sort of jones for celebrities, and celebrities have often loved them right back, a mutual appreciation society that reached its apogee during the correspondents’ dinners of the Obama years. New York Times, 1 May 2022 Kesha is indulging her jones for all things paranormal and unexplained in the upcoming discovery+ series Conjuring Kesha. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2021 That Jason Momoa has a jones for jeans should come as a surprise to absolutely no one. Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 5 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jones
Noun
  • But behind those are people who suffer from nonfatal overdose, and behind those are the people who suffer from addiction.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
    Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sleep deprivation has been shown to increase blood sugar fluctuations and food cravings.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Increased access to weight-loss and diabetes drugs can also help Americans reduce weight and cravings, O’Keefe said.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The attacks demonstrated the group's thirst for vengeance against those who intervened against its initial rise in Iraq and Syria over a decade ago.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • His work is driven by curiosity, passion, and a thirst for experiences through adventure and travel… Read More Allen Farmelo Allen Farmelo is Robb Report's digital watch editor.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, with Venus in your communication sector and Uranus retrograde activating your fifth house of self-expression, the cosmos pushes you to open up and communicate your desires, specifically those surrounding your values and sense of self-worth.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
  • There’s an identifiable and relatable longing in Becca’s gaze, a visible tension between a desire to risk connection and a need to maintain safety.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Death, the past, art, longing, all of it sent whirling and made current by the two paintings.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Writer/director Sachs’ extraordinary new movie never breaks from the pair, and at times becomes like a documentary about the greatness of the actors themselves, Mozart possessing the soundtrack as Sachs and cinematographer Alex Ashe take longing, lingering B-roll of the performers.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Strolling along the Art District on Santa Fe and into this trove of inspiration for the first time last year poked a creative urge that has kept me coming back for more.
    Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Establish a deliberate pause between the urge to purchase and the decision to act.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Americans responded to the cries of hunger in Ethiopia.
    William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Some will incorporate service, including a St. Cloud event targeted at neighborhood cleanups, and a massive effort, based at the Orange County Convention Center, that aims to pack up to 1 million meals for those who struggle with hunger in our communities.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Yet, the appetite for immediate change seems limited.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • So what is the Warriors' appetite to shake things up this season?
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Jones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jones. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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