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
As a result, its inhabitants are going hungry.
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Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Talk of orbital data centers has circulated for years, largely as a speculative or long-term concept; but now, experts say, there is additional urgency as the AI boom is increasingly dependent on ever more power to support the training and running of energy-hungry AI models.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Trying to appease hungry, stone-throwing workers, the English elite carved up twenty acres of land on the outskirts of London into tiny provisioning gardens.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
The trembling bass mixed with faded talk-raps (somewhere between fakemink’s blurry party reports and SoundCloud-era Nav’s fame-hungry melodrama) feels like listening to Mustard’s pop-rap formula from inside the club bathroom.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026
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Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Talk of orbital data centers has circulated for years, largely as a speculative or long-term concept; but now, experts say, there is additional urgency as the AI boom is increasingly dependent on ever more power to support the training and running of energy-hungry AI models.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Trying to appease hungry, stone-throwing workers, the English elite carved up twenty acres of land on the outskirts of London into tiny provisioning gardens.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
The trembling bass mixed with faded talk-raps (somewhere between fakemink’s blurry party reports and SoundCloud-era Nav’s fame-hungry melodrama) feels like listening to Mustard’s pop-rap formula from inside the club bathroom.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hungry
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Broker Gino Kalasho of Commercial Asset Advisors, who worked with Las Cuatro Milpas in securing the new space, said Monday that the family was a delight to work with and that the other retail tenants at Mercado del Barrio are excited about the prospect of having the restaurant as a new neighbor.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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After making the Olympic team, the New Jersey native was most excited about the village.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The pact, part of a realignment of MLB’s sports-rights relationships gives ESPN purview over thousands of games that are made available to fans outside a specific home team’s market — widely seen as some of the most passionate and enthusiastic among followers of the national pastime.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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That’s why the Fed’s minutes are being interpreted by many this morning as being relatively hawkish—meaning that the Federal Open Market Committee is less enthusiastic about cutting interest rates further.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The White House did not return a request for comment Thursday night on why Trump, an avid sports fan, pardoned the players.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bell takes an avid interest in the history of cocktails, taking note of the context for why certain drinks have gone in and out of fashion throughout the decades.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Weir was always eager to share anecdotes about Garcia and their escapades.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Tax season is in full swing, and many taxpayers are eager to see their refunds arrive in their bank accounts.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some anxious Republicans have urged him to show more public displays of empathy.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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And things got as anxious as a guy on a first date with the prettiest girl in school.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the blood-thirsty actions of the realm’s merciless Mad King, dissenters from his inner circle anxiously advance a treasonous plot.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Check For Underwatering A peace lily with drooping or wilting leaves is probably a thirsty plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hungry. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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