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as in hungry
feeling a desire or need for food
after a full day of skiing, I was feeling absolutely famished
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as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
a group of local citizens working to ease the plight of the famished families in their community
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Recent Examples of famished
Last year, the Arizona Department of Game and Fish recorded a spike in human-bear conflicts, evidence that food scarcity was driving famished bears into human territory.
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Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
The famished can enjoy acai bowls, smoothies, toasts (avocado or almond butter and jam), sandwiches, pastries and wraps.
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Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
The fan base is well past famished for a seventh.
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Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
This postseason play feels like a treat for famished Pats fans, eager to keep the momentum going.
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Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for famished
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
The famished can enjoy acai bowls, smoothies, toasts (avocado or almond butter and jam), sandwiches, pastries and wraps.
—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
The fan base is well past famished for a seventh.
—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
This postseason play feels like a treat for famished Pats fans, eager to keep the momentum going.
—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for famished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for famished
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But be warned, reservations are a must — BoccaLupo is bustling with hungry diners from open to close.
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Reinventing the aliens' origin story — as nomadic, resource-hungry scavengers — just made sense in the cynical '90s.
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This British drama series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman.
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Known as a Neglected Tropical Disease because of the lack of funding to fight it, schistosomiasis is a serious challenge for impoverished communities.
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Because of that, these hands suffer from high production costs, poor durability against impacts, short operational lifespans, and there are no existing solutions that engineers can readily draw upon, Wang added.
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The extreme heat can also affect people who are physically ill, especially those with heart disease or high blood pressure, or who take certain medications, such as for depression, insomnia, or poor circulation.
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There were complaints about the car traffic and the financial cost to the broke city.
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Three years into his term, America wasn't broke, but the stock market did experience some of its biggest single-day losses during the coronavirus pandemic.
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“Famished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famished. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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