1
as in starving
feeling a desire or need for food
John was still hungry after eating only a muffin for breakfast
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2
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
hungry for the latest news
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Recent Examples of hungry
General Mills has your snack table covered beyond cookies with all-new Annie’s Pasta Spirals with Creamy Queso and Chex Mix 20-ounce tubs, both ideal for sharing when the whole crew shows up hungry.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
As a social network, though, LinkedIn already has an entire career-hungry community to tap into for help and support.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Feds say a $10,400 grant from an unnamed department store to be used to feed hungry children but was actually laundered through a church to pay back rent.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
If the 14-wins-a-year-ago Vikings weren’t tough enough, in Week 2, Chicago next faces a hungry Lions team that won 15 games last season.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
As a social network, though, LinkedIn already has an entire career-hungry community to tap into for help and support.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Feds say a $10,400 grant from an unnamed department store to be used to feed hungry children but was actually laundered through a church to pay back rent.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
If the 14-wins-a-year-ago Vikings weren’t tough enough, in Week 2, Chicago next faces a hungry Lions team that won 15 games last season.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hungry
Adjective
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This year’s Fall Preview consists of all the entertainment — from TV to video games to theater — that Vulture writers and editors are excited to consume this season.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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The inclusion created viral moments around social media with BLACKPINK’s global fanbase excited to see the song’s inclusion and the Shazam charts showing clear curiosity from viewers to find out more about the music.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The opposition leader maintains close ties with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, one of the most enthusiastic proponents in the Cabinet of this particular naval buildup.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the same piece from Heyman, Phillies president of baseball operations David Dombrowski gave an even more enthusiastic quote about a potential Schwarber reunion.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In high school, Kirk became an avid listener of conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, per NBC News.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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These restaurants and dives, located in live music and entertainment across the Front Range, were recommended by friends and readers of The Denver Post, as well as avid concertgoers.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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These water signs are adaptable and eager team players, so help siblings dress up as a school of fish or as a peppy cheer squad that will bring everyone’s feelings up.—
Ella Cerón,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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As always, Fonda was eager to gush about Redford’s looks, charm and shared interests.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Research in attachment theory tells us that people with anxious attachment tendencies often monitor signs of availability and care in their partners.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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While all of his children enjoy supporting him at his fights, María is the one who gets the most anxious, according to Canelo.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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More viscous than your average face mist, the milky formula is laced with ceramides and lipids to relieve tight, thirsty skin and refresh dull, dry-looking makeup without so much as a flush or a tingle.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Thus, when two disheveled men barged into one camp on Sunday, the burners who encountered the thirsty strangers were understandably uneasy.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hungry. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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