as in craved
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now
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Recent Examples of coveted
The transmission towers that dot the hills connect to a large electrical substation in Acton, making the surrounding scrub lands highly coveted by battery developers who could plug projects into the grid without building long, million-dollar-a-mile power lines.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
This Prancing Horse comes with a racing pedigree, an exhaustive restoration, matching engine and transmission numbers, and coveted Ferrari Classiche Red Book certification.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
Their work, once highly coveted, was failing to sell at auction.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Would Bailey be coveted enough to give up draft capital?
—Nick Harris
april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
This Prancing Horse comes with a racing pedigree, an exhaustive restoration, matching engine and transmission numbers, and coveted Ferrari Classiche Red Book certification.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
Their work, once highly coveted, was failing to sell at auction.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Would Bailey be coveted enough to give up draft capital?
—Nick Harris
april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coveted
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The Ravens went into this draft with obvious needs — interior offensive linemen, pass-catching targets and edge rusher being the most glaring — but what DeCosta craved most of all was a return to the team’s hard-nosed roots.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The nontraditional scoring method being used at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic has created the sort of turmoil on the leaderboard that the organizers craved to set it apart.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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At Yale University, a committee of professors wanted to know why public trust in higher education had collapsed.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Phil is a hippie from Montana who wanted to embrace his Zen side and his love of Native American history.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Coveted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coveted. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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