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
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, more than five million Venezuelans are facing hunger.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Fighting has surged again, border crossings are still closed and food is dangerously scarce, leaving Palestinian children facing catastrophic hunger and acute malnutrition.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
America was born from a hunger for religious liberty.
—Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Last year was the first time in 50 years that Congress had expanded plans for child hunger prevention.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Fighting has surged again, border crossings are still closed and food is dangerously scarce, leaving Palestinian children facing catastrophic hunger and acute malnutrition.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
America was born from a hunger for religious liberty.
—Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Last year was the first time in 50 years that Congress had expanded plans for child hunger prevention.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunger
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The 2023 update has brought some clarity and projects like Artemis which specifically aim to develop autonomous weapons suggest there is now an appetite to push forward in this area.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Work up an appetite with a bike ride to the Hemingway Home and Museum, at 907 Whitehead St.; or Truman’s Little White House, at 111 Front St.; or to Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park off the harbor for a tour and a lounge on the beach.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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Still, prosecutors have not outlined his potential motive, and a sweeping gag order has kept the parties from speaking publicly, making each pretrial hearing an opportunity to quench the public’s thirst to learn more details.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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One of the main culprits is the extraction of groundwater to quench the thirst of growing populations and commerce.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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His kitchen skills, puckish humor and enthusiasm helped earn him regular invitations to appear on TV cooking shows, including every Food Network series and a couple shows for TLC.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 May 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,104 points, or 2.6%, staying near its highs for most of the session with buying enthusiasm remaining strong.—
Brian Evans,Yun Li,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
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Dig deeper: Hamas frees US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, as Israel says no ceasefire The release coincides with reports from a global hunger monitor organization warning people in the Gaza strip face starvation.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Zinna likely died of dehydration and starvation, as Santa Fe County animal control previously revealed.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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To satisfy any of these cravings, Putin will have to reach a peace agreement, preferably supplemented by an economic deal, or series of deals, with Trump.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
9 May 2025
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That drug works by blocking the opioid receptors that trigger cravings.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
9 May 2025
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When the tabloids get wind that a human leg was found in a shark’s stomach, the public goes wild.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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On your skin, not in your stomach So placentas do have some clear health benefits.—
Marley Dewey,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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Prosecutors claimed the killings were driven by the brothers’ desire for a multi-million dollar inheritance.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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One which has surrendered the desire for tidy endings, resuming my commitment to speak, and resist.—
Sarah Aziza,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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But Sieh is the standout, emitting a complex blend of sardonic acceptance, cynical verbosity and submerged emotional longing.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Finding purpose Both the Futures Lab and Women in Animation sessions showed a clear longing from producers, and filmmakers to discuss their challenges.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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“Hunger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunger. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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