Thesaurus / want
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She must toil on, sometimes far into the night, to satisfy the wants of her growing family.
AMERICA FORGOT HOW TO MAKE PROPER PIE. CAN WE REMEMBER BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE?MEGAN MCARDLEJULY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POSTI'm concerned that so many people experienced complications, for want of a more inclusive word.
THE TRAILER: A TEXAS FREE-FOR-ALL, AS TWENTY-THREE CANDIDATES BATTLE FOR A SWING HOUSE SEATDAVID WEIGELAPRIL 22, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIn his research, he and his colleagues have found that when faced with decisions, CEOs rarely give weight to the wants and needs of stakeholders, largely because there is little value or profit incentive to do so.
STAKEHOLDER CAPITALISM: IS IT WORKING, OR IS IT ALL TALK?MCKENNA MOORENOVEMBER 3, 2020FORTUNEEvery buyer has their own list of wants, needs, and must not have’s in their head.
WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT MAKE US MOVE?JOSEPH HUDSONSEPTEMBER 4, 2020WASHINGTON BLADEYou can paint a spoon any color you want and go crazy with experimental patterns.
TURN AN OLD SPOON INTO A FISHING LURE THAT’LL CATCH ALMOST ANYTHINGBY JOE CERMELE/FIELD & STREAMJUNE 25, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEWe think it’s our responsibility to make room for others and to use our privilege to create the change we want to see.
‘LONG ROAD AHEAD’: AD AGENCIES ARE RELEASING DIVERSITY DATA — AND ADMITTING THEIR SHORTCOMINGSKRISTINA MONLLOSJUNE 23, 2020DIGIDAYNow first we shall want our pupil to understand, speak, read and write the mother tongue well.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSThe sailors sometimes use it to fry their meat, for want of butter, and find it agreeable enough.
THE LIFE AND MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER (1801)DANIEL DEFOEIt will be a busy session; and I want to see if I can't become a useful public man.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODDo you want the marriage of your daughter with the rich and Honourable Harry broken?
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEWORDS RELATED TO WANT
- accept
- adopt
- appoint
- call for
- cast
- co-opt
- commit oneself
- crave
- cull
- decide on
- designate
- desire
- determine
- discriminate between
- draw lots
- elect
- embrace
- espouse
- excerpt
- extract
- fancy
- favor
- feel disposed to
- finger
- fix on
- glean
- judge
- love
- make choice
- make decision
- make up one's mind
- name
- opt for
- predestine
- prefer
- see fit
- separate
- set aside
- settle upon
- sift out
- single out
- slot
- sort
- tab
- tag
- take
- take up
- tap
- want
- weigh
- will
- winnow
- wish
- wish for
- accepts
- adopts
- appoints
- calls for
- casts
- co-opts
- commits oneself
- craves
- culls
- decides on
- designates
- desires
- determines
- discriminates between
- draws lots
- elects
- embraces
- espouses
- excerpts
- extracts
- fancies
- favors
- feels disposed to
- fingers
- fix on
- gleans
- judges
- loves
- makes choice
- makes decision
- makes up one's mind
- names
- opts for
- predestines
- prefers
- sees fit
- separates
- sets aside
- settles upon
- sifts out
- single out
- slots
- sorts
- tabs
- tags
- takes
- takes up
- taps
- wants
- weighs
- wills
- winnows
- wishes
- wishes for
- accepted
- adopted
- appointed
- called for
- cast
- co-opted
- committed oneself
- craved
- culled
- decided on
- designated
- desired
- determined
- discriminated between
- drew lots
- elected
- embraced
- espoused
- excerpted
- extracted
- fancied
- favored
- felt disposed to
- fingered
- fix on
- gleaned
- judged
- loved
- made choice
- made decision
- made up one's mind
- named
- opted for
- predestined
- preferred
- saw fit
- separated
- set aside
- settled upon
- sifted out
- single out
- slotted
- sorted
- tabbed
- tagged
- tapped
- took
- took up
- wanted
- weighed
- winnowed
- wished
- wished for
- would
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