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  • past tense form of crave.
  • past participle of crave.

craved



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On Saturday, Belfast's Agyarko gets the opportunity he has craved since first lacing up the gloves when he faces IBF light-middleweight champion Josh Kelly in Saudi Arabia.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

He was bullied as a child and coddled by his mother, but never received the unconditional love he craved.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Only a goalline clearance from Abdukodir Khusanov denied Ronaldo a first-half hat-trick and, despite the efforts of his team-mates in the second half, their captain could not get the hat-trick he craved.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Trump was born in Queens, attended Knicks games for years and has long craved the validation of New York crowds.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Newspapers sprang into action, supplying readers with the information they craved.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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