as in greedy
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
cast a coveting glance at her friend's diamond necklace
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as in craving
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 coveting
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Republican Bernie Moreno is entering the Senate with a title his colleagues will spend years coveting.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
The Abandons follows a group of diverse, outlier families pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon, as a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Show Cancelled at Netflix The series follows a group of diverse, outlier families who are pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon when a corrupt force of wealth and power coveting their land tries to force them out.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Ecuadorian had been coveting the polka-dot jersey.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Republican Bernie Moreno is entering the Senate with a title his colleagues will spend years coveting.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
The Abandons follows a group of diverse, outlier families pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon, as a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Show Cancelled at Netflix The series follows a group of diverse, outlier families who are pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon when a corrupt force of wealth and power coveting their land tries to force them out.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coveting
Adjective
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Polaha plays Dick Hall, the president of Meridian Mortgage who is taken hostage by Tony Kiritsis (Ribisi), who publicly accuses him on being a greedy and cutthroat monster.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Left-wing antisemitism, which cast Jews as greedy capitalists, existed as well, especially in France, but Jew-baiting remained primarily a right-wing pursuit, the work of illiberal nativists who saw a tiny minority as polluting the purity of their racial or religious communities.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Visiting the Magnolia properties in Waco, Texas, is a treat for the taste buds—but faraway fans who are craving a Silos Cookie are now able to bring all of the most popular Magnolia bites straight to their own kitchens.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Oct. 2025
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Period Cravings Approaching the start of your period and craving all the chocolate?—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
3 Aug. 2025
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This is, in part, correct: Voldemort is extremely covetous of power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Johnston said the inspiration behind the plot point came from wanting to address the feeling that, since the original book was published, the world has gotten meaner and crueler.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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When the situation starts to look futile, the politicians begin fleeing the airport like rats on a sinking ship, not wanting to be the one left holding the bag.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Curry also remembered the future president being very eager for his then-girlfriend, Marla Maples, to be introduced to the film's director, Chris Columbus.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
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Showgirl was introduced as an album that gives fans a look behind the Eras Tour curtain, so attendees of that tour were eager to not just relive the magic but learn more about Taylor’s thought processes during such a whirlwind time of her career.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Betrayal Index was conceived precisely for the type of season Dak Prescott is enjoying — make that experiencing — through the first six weeks of the 2025 NFL season.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, October 12, members of the 117th Military Police Battalion, National Guard, and Memphis Police Department officers conducted community safety patrols alongside joggers and families enjoying a day out at Tom Lee Park.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That sounds a lot like Cassian Andor, the mercenary orphan turned galactic hero at the heart of two seasons of Andor on Disney+.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Black and his co-writers soften the cold mercenary side of Parker by giving him something of a moral compass, which prompts him to toss $10,000 to the stranger’s wife before fleeing the scene.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Guinnesses, after all, were among the targets of the Fenians, revolutionaries desiring Irish independence and the toppling of the Protestant Ascendancy, of which the Guinnesses were a part.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Season 3 finale of The Gilded Age had 5 million views, according to Variety, and the show has definitely left viewers desiring more.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Coveting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coveting. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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