as in craving
a strong wish for something
I have a strange yen to take the day off from work
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Recent Examples of yen
Cash for Kids This year alone, the government earmarked 5.3 trillion yen (about $34 billion) to help young families.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Come nightfall, 292 skilled warriors gather, lured by the promise of a grand prize of 100 billion yen.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The merged group has the potential to deliver revenue of 30 trillion yen ($191.4 billion) and operating profit of more than 3 trillion yen, said Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
Japan has seen a record influx of foreign tourists this year as the weak yen swells a post-pandemic travel boom.
—Afp, Fortune Asia, 23 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Come nightfall, 292 skilled warriors gather, lured by the promise of a grand prize of 100 billion yen.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The merged group has the potential to deliver revenue of 30 trillion yen ($191.4 billion) and operating profit of more than 3 trillion yen, said Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
Japan has seen a record influx of foreign tourists this year as the weak yen swells a post-pandemic travel boom.
—Afp, Fortune Asia, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yen
Noun
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Sleep deprivation has been shown to increase blood sugar fluctuations and food cravings.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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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
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What hasn’t changed, according to Brown, is that strong desire to experience something authentic, and that means not just being a consumer.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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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
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Many people gave up, longing to end the hunger and thirst and cold, and just sat down, where they were shot by the guards.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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As expected, his leaders set a strong tone for the type of work ethic, professionalism and unquenchable thirst for improvement his players adopted throughout the season.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Establish a deliberate pause between the urge to purchase and the decision to act.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Yet the little guy has come up big for the bulls this year, retail investors showing a significantly higher risk appetite in recent weeks than professional fund managers.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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In the South Bay, investors still have an appetite for supermarket properties, said David Taxin, partner with Meachan Oppenheimer, a commercial real estate firm.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Americans responded to the cries of hunger in Ethiopia.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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His season began with promise with a double feature race victory in Bahrain, showing strong pace and a lot of hunger.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yen. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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