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desired

[dih-zahyuhrd] / dɪˈzaɪərd /






ADJECTIVE
sought
Synonyms




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However, microwave frying alone does not produce the desired texture.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

These preforms, which look like plastic test tubes, are sold to brands and bottle manufacturers to be shaped into plastic bottles of the desired shape and size.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

As she worked on Go Gentle, her heroine turned into a sage who desired only what she had and cheerily accepted whatever fate threw at her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This requires understanding context, the desired intent and having the ability to act in that moment.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

I desired liberty; for liberty I gasped; for liberty I uttered a prayer; it seemed scattered on the wind then faintly blowing.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë