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covet
verb as in desire strongly
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Example Sentences
He had finally scored a coveted permanent position last year — part of a Forest Service effort to stabilize the workforce under the Biden administration — but that was gone now.
Dave Roberts officially became Dodger royalty Monday when he agreed to a contract extension that makes him the richest manager in baseball and the rightful heir to the most coveted sports throne in Los Angeles.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion won only one title last year - albeit the elusive Olympic gold he had always coveted - and failed to win a major for the first time since 2017.
The monarch's half-brother, Prince Simakade Zulu, who is the late king's eldest son, has long coveted the crown, but his backers were outmanoeuvred by Misuzulu's allies in succession discussions.
All the films above are up for the coveted best picture prize, and are joined by Anora, about a New York stripper who falls for the son of a wealthy Russian.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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