as in hunger
a need or desire for food
there's something about outdoor activity that invariably increases one's famishment
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Noun
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My prediction is that the Celtics will win back-to-back titles and not have the same hunger to begin next season.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025 -
Humanitarian aid dwindles, prices soar, and hunger tightens its grip.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Yet, the appetite for immediate change seems limited.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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So what is the Warriors' appetite to shake things up this season?—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Chronic gastritis is a lingering inflammation of the stomach lining.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer, PhD,
Health,
16 Jan. 2025
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Reviewers say the design is butt-lifting and sucks in the stomach for an ultra-lean look.—
Dana Leigh Smith,
Glamour,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Joshua Zeman’s documentary chronicles the courageous efforts to save them, first from starvation, then via transport to new homes.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
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The violence has killed at least 60,000 people, according to a report issued in November by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Sudan Research Group, and more than half the country faces starvation.—
Maria Isabel Barros Guinle,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Famishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famishment. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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