as in starving
feeling a desire or need for food
after that long soccer practice, the children were really starved
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hungry
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But Ecuador, which had only 1 point entering the match, was hungry for a big win.
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All the young guys are really hungry.
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“Starved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starved. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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