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to wishing
noun
A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen
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The most reported coping strategy was "seeks social support", followed by "wishful thinking" which referred to wishing the situation could be changed or that it would go away.
Americans have taken to wishing each other the ghastly "Happy Holidays" rather than "Happy Christmas".
Again, this amounts to wishing that we lived in a different world.
Schiff, the Democrat, stuck to wishing people a happy Independence Day and a nice weekend.
To continue to call her Dad would be tantamount to wishing for Karen's demise.
(During a run for the Presidency in 2000, Kasich admitted to wishing that he'd thought up the term).
Similar(19)
What to wish for.
What to wish for..
They were there to wish it well.
Was it greedy to wish for more?
Blow!" to wish away a high number.
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