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Recent Examples of famished On the outskirts of Wollongong, waking at dawn from its 20-hour nap, a famished, branch-hugging koala stretched its claw skyward for a fat, juicy green eucalyptus leaf. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024 Her eyes, so Mesopotamian, now overwhelmed her famished face. Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023 In Jamaica, new arrivals were so famished and overworked that about half of them died within two or three years, said Vincent Brown, a history professor at Harvard. David Segal, New York Times, 8 July 2023 About 30 miles west of Space Town, Katy's food scene has emerged into something special for every famished foodie. Vicki Salemi, Chron, 23 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for famished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for famished
Adjective
  • The company’s $12.5 million in annual revenue, growing at 83% year over year, suggests the market is hungry for certainty in an industry built on uncertainty.
    Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
  • Similarly, Scorpios can also be intense, passionate and hungry for power.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Many are located in impoverished barrios dominated by criminals — who are now demanding a cut of their tuition fees.
    John Otis, NPR, 7 July 2025
  • The ignorant need cultural immersion at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, which tells the story of those who fled the Cuban island that went from a free, prosperous republic to an oppressive, impoverished dictatorship within a single generation.
    Luka Ladan, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • The day before the Apollo 11 moon launch on 16 July 1969, Ralph Abernathy, Martin Luther King’s successor as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led a march of poor Black families, complete with wagons drawn by mules, to the fence of Cape Kennedy in Florida.
    Ekow Eshun July 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
  • In Miami’s poorer communities, such as Allapattah and Liberty City, a helicopter inspection suggested extensive roof damage to homes, businesses and churches.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, lawmakers learned Wednesday that Social Security and Medicare are expected to go broke earlier than last projected because of rising costs, according to the funds’ trustees.
    Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 June 2025
  • But Lucy is a pragmatist, recalling an anniversary fight with John when they were broke and unhappy.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025

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“Famished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famished. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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