starved of
idiom
: not given enough of (something needed for one's emotional well-being)
Those children have been starved of attention.
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Yet the average life span has more than doubled since then, leaving the second half of life starved of confetti.
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2024
The Blue Nile has almost run dry, starved of the rains at its source that were historically sustained by atmospheric rivers flowing from the Congo Basin rainforests.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024
If blood sugars stay low for too long, the brain is starved of its energy source, and this can lead to seizures and coma.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
While sand quickly accumulated on the beach north of the breakwater, down south, the beach was starved of sand.
—Elsa Devienne / Made By History, TIME, 31 July 2024
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2024
The Blue Nile has almost run dry, starved of the rains at its source that were historically sustained by atmospheric rivers flowing from the Congo Basin rainforests.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024
If blood sugars stay low for too long, the brain is starved of its energy source, and this can lead to seizures and coma.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
While sand quickly accumulated on the beach north of the breakwater, down south, the beach was starved of sand.
—Elsa Devienne / Made By History, TIME, 31 July 2024
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“Starved of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starved%20of. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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