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  • past participle of covet.
  • past tense form of covet.
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coveted

[kuhv-i-tid] / ˈkʌv ɪ tɪd /


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Batiste, 39, will share his trio of new albums four years after he won the coveted prize for album of the year at the 2022 Grammy Awards for his 2021 release “We Are.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Among other armaments, the Mechernich special site is home to parts for US-made Patriot air-defence systems long coveted by Kyiv.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

That wasn’t enough for OpenTable to get the highly coveted restaurants back on the platform, Soo said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Real Madrid and Barcelona are difficult for English clubs to compete with when the world's most coveted players become available.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Winston immediately paid over the four dollars and slid the coveted thing into his pocket.

From "1984" by George Orwell



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