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
The rest are experiencing acute hunger, many not eating for several days.
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Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But Democrats showed how a robust CTC curbs child hunger and helps families face inflation.
—Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Last month, during a visit to Scotland, President Donald Trump addressed the ongoing hunger crisis in Gaza and the urgency of getting food into the enclave immediately, while doing it safely and securely.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
This not only streamlines operations but also helps to maximize their impact on communities facing hunger.
—Jose Luis Castro, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But Democrats showed how a robust CTC curbs child hunger and helps families face inflation.
—Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Last month, during a visit to Scotland, President Donald Trump addressed the ongoing hunger crisis in Gaza and the urgency of getting food into the enclave immediately, while doing it safely and securely.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
This not only streamlines operations but also helps to maximize their impact on communities facing hunger.
—Jose Luis Castro, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunger
Noun
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That said, the appetite is there—audiences want to come.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Both drugs work by mimicking a gut hormone called GLP-1 to suppress appetite and regulate blood sugar.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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Life on these worlds would have to lurk underground for reasons other than thirst alone because their surface is scarcely shielded by an atmosphere and constantly bombarded with lethal cosmic rays.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
17 Aug. 2025
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Suddenly, a new order takes hold in Pavilion, whose fed-up residents grow increasingly divided between their desire to be treated with dignity and their thirst for revenge.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
14 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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Israel also denies there is starvation in Gaza, contradicting medics in the Palestinian enclave, global aid groups and even a close ally, President Donald Trump.—
Mo Abbas,
NBC news,
13 Aug. 2025
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Jack in the Box restaurants are also open later than many fast-food competitors to sate those after-hours cravings.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Cutting any one too drastically can lead to fatigue, nutrient deficiencies, and intense cravings.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Anyone whose stomach didn’t turn as this national and global made-for-TV faux summit unfolded hasn’t paid enough attention to the war in Ukraine or Putin’s history.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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The seahorse species is the largest in Australian waters, and its males are known for their sizable stomachs and brood pouches.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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One episode involved Bondi’s desire to sit in the President’s box at the FIFA Club World Cup finals, in July, at the height of the Epstein uproar.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Negotiations continue, with both sides expressing a desire to reach a deal before Ascension Wisconsin providers fall out-of-network on Oct. 1.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Opper’s performance as Max, an android longing to be human, drew critical praise.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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With love, with longing, with righteous rage or shameful guilt, on a sacrificial pyre or in the eternal flames of hell: There are so many ways to burn.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Hunger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunger. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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