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
Officials have also suggested that over $9 billion may have been stolen from Medicaid programs, including initiatives targeting child hunger and housing insecurity.
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Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
But its hunger for that oil is waning, as the country pulls off a stunningly fast transition to electric vehicles.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Fear, hunger and repression did not stop politely at national borders.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Key Takeaways Cravings for milk can be caused by thirst, hunger, or emotional triggers.
—Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunger
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McLaughlin added that especially in Charlotte, there was an appetite to celebrate the film with around eight screenings in the Queen City alone.—
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Previous research has also suggested that long-term high-fat diets can disrupt how the gut and brain communicate, affecting appetite, mood and metabolism, Fox News Digital previously reported.—
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The loss of fluids and electrolytes can cause lightheadedness, excessive thirst, and muscle cramps.—
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That factors out to more than $11 million per year to slake a terrestrial data center’s thirst.—
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Pre-festival enthusiasm sagged compared to the inaugural year.—
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More energy and enthusiasm There were too many times in the first few months of the season when this team looked lethargic.—
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By the time the expedition reached the mouth of the Río Aguarico, a tributary of the Napo near the present-day border with Peru, Orellana had lost two-thirds of his men to starvation, disease, and attacks from the Native population.—
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One of the bacteria, Tersicoccus phoenicis, is capable of playing dead to survive starvation and other stressors.—
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If a bowl of fries smothered in nuggies, cheese, and rich gravy sounds like a comforting way to spend your lunch break, KFC has your cravings covered.—
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Participants attend class three days a week and learn how to develop skills to manage stress, anger, cravings and triggers.—
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On Friday, sheriff's deputies found a witness at a nearby business with a gunshot wound to the stomach, and learned the victim shot him during the invasion.—
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Symptoms of amatoxin poisoning can take up to 24 hours to appear and include mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain.—
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The trend captures a kind of affordable opulence, a desire to evoke the elegance of wealth without its cost.—
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His decision to make the move to college was in large part driven by a desire to test himself.—
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Blending Sufi classics, absurdist dreams, careful mathematical calculations and lyrical narratives, Ismailov invents an ingenious transnational poetics of love and longing for the digital age.—
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The documentary explores that moment as both a turning point in the investigation and a look at Wuornos’ history of abuse and abandonment — and the longing for connection that runs through her story.—
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“Hunger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunger. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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