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  • past participle of crave.
  • past tense form 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

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

Lois Roberts and Aron Llwyd, both 29, grew up in Cardiff but craved a "different challenge" after becoming disillusioned with city life.

From BBC May 21, 2026

“Everybody Loves the Sunshine” thrived through dark times when it was new, and it thrived in recent years during the pandemic, a time when people not only loved the sunshine, they craved it.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

True, Rab had got the musket he craved, but Pumpkin wasn’t going to get his farm.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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