1
as in starving
feeling a desire or need for food
John was still hungry after eating only a muffin for breakfast
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2
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
hungry for the latest news
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Recent Examples of hungry
Power-hungry utilities adding to capacity drove the growth spurt, accounting for more than 50 GWh of installations.
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Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Georgians have been rightfully concerned that expensive power grid expansions and watt-hungry data centers will balloon customer costs, among other ill effects.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
If the first four episodes of Bridgerton’s swoon-worthy fourth season were about desperate, hungry yearning, then the final four were more about, er, consummation—complete with secret trysts, steaming hot baths, false identities, and genuinely big shocks.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
With 21 different products to choose from, LG manufactures microwaves for every type of customer, from the hungry college student to the semiprofessional home chef.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Georgians have been rightfully concerned that expensive power grid expansions and watt-hungry data centers will balloon customer costs, among other ill effects.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
If the first four episodes of Bridgerton’s swoon-worthy fourth season were about desperate, hungry yearning, then the final four were more about, er, consummation—complete with secret trysts, steaming hot baths, false identities, and genuinely big shocks.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
With 21 different products to choose from, LG manufactures microwaves for every type of customer, from the hungry college student to the semiprofessional home chef.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hungry
Adjective
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Looking ahead, Matt and Hannah are excited to see where the wind will take them and their business.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Portage Mayor Austin Bonta was excited for Hammond on Thursday despite the Bears not choosing Portage’s Halas Harbor stadium proposal announced last week.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Blue Origin also weighed in, expressing enthusiastic support for the changes.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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But Hogue did agree that Democrats this cycle are more enthusiastic than normal.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In addition to his prowess as a musician, Colón was also an avid sociopolitical activist, lending his voice to endorse New York politicians and on the stages of Latino neighborhoods.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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And eager to show his stuff to Team Puerto Rico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Martha Stewart hosted a luncheon at Joe’s Stone Crab, Italian celebrity butcher Dario Cecchini tossed slabs of beef into an eager dinner crowd, and Ray reprised her Burger Bash, where everything from Kool-Aid pickles to foie gras adorned smashed wagyu patties on potato buns.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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By Phillip Reese | KFF Health News After a grueling year of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to treat breast cancer, Sadia Zapp was anxious — not the manageable hum that had long been part of her life, but something deeper, more distracting.—
KFF Health News,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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After a grueling year of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to treat breast cancer, Sadia Zapp was anxious — not the manageable hum that had long been part of her life, but something deeper, more distracting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This super-moisturizing yet ultra-light gel cream quenches thirsty skin and increases hydration.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Hotter-than-normal spring temperatures created thirsty soils that soaked up most of the snowmelt.—
Pete McBride,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hungry. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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