yearned-for


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Adj.1.yearned-for - greatly desired
longed-for, wished-for
wanted - desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"
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There is no new thing under the sun, not even that yearned-for bauble of feeble souls--immortality.
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With tones so delicate and clear, this silvered medium of yearned-for contact with the dearly departed served your sister spiritualists, who learned from you the skill of trembling moistened glasses.
For a Glass Harp Player
Although we did not get our yearned-for miracle, all the expressions of love you sent her were powerfully healing in different ways.
FAMILY STATEMENT; KATY FRENCH: 1983-2007

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