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
In this reading, the infected are both Brexiters, animated by a hunger to protect and restore a world that seems to them to have slipped away, and a symbol of what comes back, deformed, as a result of the reactionary project.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
But the hunger crisis isn’t a figment of some propagandist’s imagination.
—Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
Five people died of hunger in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said Wednesday, bringing the total number of those who died of starvation and malnutrition to 193, including 96 children.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump is sending two top White House officials to Gaza on Aug. 1 to inspect food distribution centers and meet with Gazans amid intensifying global scrutiny over the hunger crisis in the territory.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
But the hunger crisis isn’t a figment of some propagandist’s imagination.
—Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
Five people died of hunger in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said Wednesday, bringing the total number of those who died of starvation and malnutrition to 193, including 96 children.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump is sending two top White House officials to Gaza on Aug. 1 to inspect food distribution centers and meet with Gazans amid intensifying global scrutiny over the hunger crisis in the territory.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunger
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Investors with an appetite for lithium and other battery metals such as nickel and cobalt have been hoping for a recovery since prices started to collapse three years ago, eventually dragging lithium down by 80% and forcing mine closures around the world.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Fever, anxiety, and stomach issues can also reduce appetite and nutrient absorption, worsening cachexia.8 Delirium: Severe confusion or delirium may cause disorientation, difficulty recognizing familiar people or places, or hallucinations.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
9 Aug. 2025
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The family’s thirst for cash makes questions about conflicts of interest all the more pressing.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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The software provider is seen as being a pure artificial intelligence consultant, which is very important in a market that thirsts for pure AI plays.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2025
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Institutional enthusiasm for digital assets is rising, and the U.S. regulatory climate has grown friendlier, even as the economics of mining face more pressure from bitcoin’s quadrennial halving.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Time will tell whether ASI’s enthusiasm was ultimately strategic or premature.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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The World Food Program reported that 3.1 million Afghans are on the brink of starvation.—
Trisha Mukherjee,
ABC News,
16 Aug. 2025
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In the meantime, countless people will suffer disease, starvation, and death from the administration's unconscionable decision to withhold life-saving aid from the world's most vulnerable people.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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For weight loss, the afternoon may be best to help reduce cravings.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
1 Aug. 2025
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Some people have reported using kratom products for pain, anxiety and drug withdrawal symptoms and cravings.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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Patients may also experience stomach cramps and vomiting.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Most people infected with Vibrio experience diarrhea, and some may also have stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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The character’s defiance, her desire to break free, came more naturally to Lower than the role of Helly’s outie, the privileged Lumon scion Helena Eagan, who takes on more prominence in season two.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Ultimately, Mother Nature is still in charge, and with luxury wines, having less availability often creates more desire from consumers anyway.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Once Venus enters Leo on Aug. 25, the love planet will charm your eighth house of intimate affairs and emotional bonds, heightening your desires and longings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Without spoiling anything for audiences, the film references such concepts as fate, destiny, and chance, plus loneliness, alienation, and longing.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Hunger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunger. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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