starved for
idiom
chiefly US
: badly in need of being given (something needed for one's emotional well-being)
Those children are starved for attention.
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Our radios are lifelines to people under dictatorship, starved for information, or fed a diet of lies.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Apr. 2025
But deep down, she was starved for deeper material to work with.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
But a team like the Yankees will likely bring out the Brinks truck for Witt Jr., especially as New York has been starved for a superstar shortstop since the days of Derek Jeter.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
But the Giants’ locker room was so starved for a steadying voice midway through the season that right guard Greg Van Roten was giving postgame speeches.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Apr. 2025
But deep down, she was starved for deeper material to work with.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
But a team like the Yankees will likely bring out the Brinks truck for Witt Jr., especially as New York has been starved for a superstar shortstop since the days of Derek Jeter.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
But the Giants’ locker room was so starved for a steadying voice midway through the season that right guard Greg Van Roten was giving postgame speeches.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Starved for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starved%20for. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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