Needing and Wanting

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Wanting and needing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanting" instead the word "Needing" as an adjective or a preposition.

Nearby Words: need, needed, needy

Wanting adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Needing and wanting are semantically related. You can use "Needing" instead the word "Wanting" as an adjective or a preposition.

Nearby Words: want, wanted

The Slender fan community has a Running Joke about Slenderman wanting/needing $20.

Source: Web Video / Tribe Twelve
One of the major skills designers (of any sort) tend to learn quickly if they want to maintain their sanity is the difference between needing/wanting/having a realistic environment and a believable one.

Source: Painting the Frost on Windows
It may be as simple as characters wanting or needing to "fit in" (or at least not wanting to stick out), wanting to distance themselves from an identity or past behavior they've grown to dislike, or wanting to appear attractive to a potential love interest.

Source: Third Law of Gender Bending

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