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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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as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
hungry for the latest news
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Recent Examples of hungry
Franks noted that eight years ago, in the program’s first trip to Cary, N.C., his team seemed more satisfied with being one of the final four than hungry to be the last team standing.
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024
The only problem is keeping the grapes out of hungry bird’s beaks because the shriveled morsels are a rare delicacy, so winemakers cover the vines with nets until harvest time.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
UConn is still a hungry group, anxious for any chance to prove itself, and with strong desire to extend their time together.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2024
The market looked forward [and saw] that the increasing mass of rubles will sometimes become hungry for dollars, and so the adjustment followed.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024
The only problem is keeping the grapes out of hungry bird’s beaks because the shriveled morsels are a rare delicacy, so winemakers cover the vines with nets until harvest time.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
UConn is still a hungry group, anxious for any chance to prove itself, and with strong desire to extend their time together.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2024
The market looked forward [and saw] that the increasing mass of rubles will sometimes become hungry for dollars, and so the adjustment followed.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hungry
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Advertisement Prospective renters shouldn’t get too excited, however.Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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And, in fact, the American consumer today, as well as corporate America, is quite excited about what the Trump administration is talking about, and the business environment is very positive.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter An avid thrifter struck fashion gold during a lunchtime visit to a thrift store, spending 10 euros ($10) on a mohair sweater that turned out to be worth hundreds.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Beyond the yacht’s elegant exterior (which was designed in-house), the yacht is an avid adventurer.Katia Damborsky, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have been increasingly eager to improve relations with the United States through the pro-Israel and Jewish communities.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Airlines, especially, have been eager to point fingers at short staffing in control towers as a major cause of delays, especially during peak travel seasons.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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While most of the 860-plus comments were congratulatory, many were predictably less enthusiastic.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 12 Dec. 2024
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Nobody has been more enthusiastic than Bella Hadid.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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Farmers are anxious about the loss of farmland, and the Manx National Farmers’ Union has opposed plans elsewhere to convert agricultural land to rainforest.Christine Ro, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This promise has left people in the area anxious about the deep impact new workplace raids could have on the community's psyche and the economy.Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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Hungry and thirsty, my friends and I headed straight to San Jaime, which had been recommended to us by a local.Sofia Perez, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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When the concentration of ions in your blood hits a critical point, when your blood volume gets too low, or when your kidneys begin to get stressed, hormones and other signals trigger your brian to feel thirsty.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hungry. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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