starved for
idiom
chiefly US
: badly in need of being given (something needed for one's emotional well-being)
Those children are starved for attention.
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Many American cities are crisscrossed by freeways, in deference to car traffic, and public transit is often starved for funding.
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Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
The average age for a first-time homebuyer recently jumped to 40, signaling the housing market is starved for affordability.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Good thing, since the industry is starved for original ideas that will actually bring people to the multiplex.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
Swiss four-time overall World Cup champion and 1988 Olympic downhill gold medalist Pirmin Zurbriggen suggested she was starved for attention.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
The average age for a first-time homebuyer recently jumped to 40, signaling the housing market is starved for affordability.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Good thing, since the industry is starved for original ideas that will actually bring people to the multiplex.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
Swiss four-time overall World Cup champion and 1988 Olympic downhill gold medalist Pirmin Zurbriggen suggested she was starved for attention.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Starved for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starved%20for. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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