1
as in appetite
a need or desire for food
no degree of hunger would induce me to eat octopus
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2
as in thirst
a strong wish for something
a lonely girl with a desperate hunger for love
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3
as in enthusiasm
urgent desire or interest
reads everything he can find on airplanes with a seemingly insatiable hunger
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Recent Examples of hunger
These people show up with five defining characteristics: focus, discipline, adaptability, presence, and balancing hunger for success with a fear of failure.
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Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
But such athletic excess is part of what makes this album admirable, as is a sense of spiritual and intellectual hunger that’ll be quickly recognizable to anyone familiar with the Ziggy Stardust/Zen Arcade/Tommy school of self-searching rock epic.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
Additional symptoms of diabetes mellitus include excessive hunger, blurry vision, wounds that are slow to heal, numbness or tingling in the hands or feet, and/or unintentional weight loss.
—Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2025
But intrepid travelers have not relented: The hunger to be first remains a powerful driver.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
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Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
But such athletic excess is part of what makes this album admirable, as is a sense of spiritual and intellectual hunger that’ll be quickly recognizable to anyone familiar with the Ziggy Stardust/Zen Arcade/Tommy school of self-searching rock epic.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
Additional symptoms of diabetes mellitus include excessive hunger, blurry vision, wounds that are slow to heal, numbness or tingling in the hands or feet, and/or unintentional weight loss.
—Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2025
But intrepid travelers have not relented: The hunger to be first remains a powerful driver.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunger
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The Danger Within The biggest threat that Rogoff sees to the dollar’s future is the lack of appetite to reverse the growth in US debt.—
Kevin Coldiron,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Smith said the skin can undergo further harm, as many are often undernourished thanks to the decrease in appetite from the drugs.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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Better to be parched with thirst, better to pray for pain, pain, and more pain, than to feel empty, and to feel so without truly feeling at all.—
Peter Nguyen,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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But with that life comes the eternal dark thirst, too.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2025
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His kitchen skills, puckish humor and enthusiasm helped earn him regular invitations to appear on TV cooking shows, including every Food Network series and a couple shows for TLC.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 May 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,104 points, or 2.6%, staying near its highs for most of the session with buying enthusiasm remaining strong.—
Brian Evans,Yun Li,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
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Dig deeper: Hamas frees US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, as Israel says no ceasefire The release coincides with reports from a global hunger monitor organization warning people in the Gaza strip face starvation.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Zinna likely died of dehydration and starvation, as Santa Fe County animal control previously revealed.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Oreo just announced a new addition to satisfy all the evolving cookie cravings: Chocolate Covered Pretzel.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2025
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When there are no calories, the body continues to look for them and that also leads to cravings.—
Carmen Rios,
Flow Space,
23 Apr. 2025
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In lab simulations of the stomach environment, the capsule released doses at staggered intervals.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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The Mets have had a stomach virus of sorts running through the clubhouse in recent weeks, with about 6-7 members of the team falling victim to it.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Several voiced a desire for neighborhood checkpoints staffed by the National Guard, which are currently in place to protect Pacific Palisades.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Being honest, open and direct is key — don’t be afraid to express your heart’s desires.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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His films, deeply rooted in Kerala’s cultural ethos yet universally resonant, remain timeless explorations of human resilience and longing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Hunger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunger. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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