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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For a country starved for another ice princess – the US hadn’t won gold in nearly 20 years – Liu was the answer.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
The show of patriotism garnered viral praise on social media by Americans starved for an Olympian to publicly take pride in the country this winter.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Now employees and her fellow residents, all starved for attention, seek out the nonagenarian.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Block a return, and your system becomes starved for air.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
The show of patriotism garnered viral praise on social media by Americans starved for an Olympian to publicly take pride in the country this winter.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Now employees and her fellow residents, all starved for attention, seek out the nonagenarian.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Block a return, and your system becomes starved for air.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Starved for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starved%20for. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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