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
That spirit and hunger for winning showed on the field during his first high school head coaching job at Salesian High in Boyle Heights in 1976.
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Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
Sometimes a forward player just comes into a World Cup with a feeling, a hunger, a rhythm.
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Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Republicans decry fraud while Democrats worry about hunger SNAP’s new rules remain contentious in Congress.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The hobby has become a mainstream pastime, especially among Millennials and Gen Z, fueled by smartphone apps, social media communities and a pandemic-era hunger for free outdoor recreation.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hunger
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
Sometimes a forward player just comes into a World Cup with a feeling, a hunger, a rhythm.
—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Republicans decry fraud while Democrats worry about hunger SNAP’s new rules remain contentious in Congress.
—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The hobby has become a mainstream pastime, especially among Millennials and Gen Z, fueled by smartphone apps, social media communities and a pandemic-era hunger for free outdoor recreation.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hunger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunger
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On the other side of the supply-and-demand scale, consumers’ appetite for oil fell substantially more over the past few months than just about anyone predicted.
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Councilmember Ken Houston has dropped a November ballot measure seeking to strip the Oakland Police Commission’s ability to fire and help hire the chief — legislation that would have tested voter appetite for scaling back the commission’s responsibilities.
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Passionate about all things food and beverage, newness in flavor and technique quench my thirst for information, but so does learning about the people and places behind these movements.
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His thirst would be sated in the second half.
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More than one million workers participate, but enthusiasm fades during the Great Depression, signaling that such ownership is fragile without worker protections.
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And when the winning starts, the enthusiasm can leap at record speed.
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These funds currently account for almost one-fifth of Haiti’s gross domestic product and are primarily used to prevent starvation, support daily necessities, and fund education and healthcare for relatives back home.
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Less than two years after an infant girl died of apparent starvation in Mesquite, the child's parents pleaded guilty to a lesser crime and received lengthy prison sentences.
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Misha’s Cupcakes After 20 years of satisfying sweet cravings, the iconic Coral Gables cupcake shop founded by Miami native Misha Kuryla closed its Dixie Highway location.
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This finding specifically held true for people with fearful and preoccupied attachment styles, two subtypes of insecure attachment associated with a craving for intimacy but, respectively, a deep fear of it or a fear of rejection and abandonment.
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People prone to heartburn or acid reflux may also find lemon water irritating, especially on an empty stomach.
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Onaje’s body was covered with numerous bruises to the chest, stomach, back and legs.
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New York City’s fiscal year starts on July 1, Wednesday, and Mayor Mamdani must continue to resist the City Council’s desire to expand CityFHEPS housing vouchers.
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Trump-administration officials have made no secret of their desire to purge the United States of nonwhite immigrants.
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Threading through all their stories is a wild bird – stolen from the forest, peddled in markets, caged in a home – whose restlessness becomes an emblem of every character’s longing to be free.
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The film’s first official trailer offers up a sweeping, dramatic look at the Dashwood life (like the highly relatable, ha, drama of being kicked out of their sprawling mansion), complete with plenty of longing and even a dash of mystery.
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“Hunger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunger. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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