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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But it’s left the company starved for investment, just as the advertising market has collapsed.
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Peter Green, Quartz, 17 Aug. 2024
One top pop songwriter, granted anonymity in order to speak candidly, points out that part of what’s happening is merely a course correction for a music industry that’s been starved for new superstars.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Watch Succession on Max The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
After the initial Lord of the Rings trilogy ended in 2003, fans were starved for large-scale fantasy with gargantuan battle sequences and mythological characters.
—Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
But with both Democrats and Republicans starved for insight into what issues might tilt this year’s congressional races and the potential fall showdown between President Biden and Trump, the special election offers a salivating data point.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
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Peter Green, Quartz, 17 Aug. 2024
One top pop songwriter, granted anonymity in order to speak candidly, points out that part of what’s happening is merely a course correction for a music industry that’s been starved for new superstars.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Watch Succession on Max The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
After the initial Lord of the Rings trilogy ended in 2003, fans were starved for large-scale fantasy with gargantuan battle sequences and mythological characters.
—Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
But with both Democrats and Republicans starved for insight into what issues might tilt this year’s congressional races and the potential fall showdown between President Biden and Trump, the special election offers a salivating data point.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Starved for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starved%20for. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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