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as in hungry
feeling a desire or need for food
after a full day of skiing, I was feeling absolutely famished
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as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
a group of local citizens working to ease the plight of the famished families in their community
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Yang discovers that among famished Chinese in extremis, cannibalism was more widespread than previously known.
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Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2013
Her eyes, so Mesopotamian, now overwhelmed her famished face.
—Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
After marathon talks that saw Cameron and his team sustain themselves on 23 bags of Haribo gummy sweets and a famished German Chancellor Angela Merkel forced to pop around the corner for some Belgian Frites with mayonnaise, the United Kingdom and its European partners finally reached an agreement.
—R. Daniel Kelemen, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2016
In Jamaica, new arrivals were so famished and overworked that about half of them died within two or three years, said Vincent Brown, a history professor at Harvard.
—David Segal, New York Times, 8 July 2023
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Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2013
Her eyes, so Mesopotamian, now overwhelmed her famished face.
—Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
After marathon talks that saw Cameron and his team sustain themselves on 23 bags of Haribo gummy sweets and a famished German Chancellor Angela Merkel forced to pop around the corner for some Belgian Frites with mayonnaise, the United Kingdom and its European partners finally reached an agreement.
—R. Daniel Kelemen, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2016
In Jamaica, new arrivals were so famished and overworked that about half of them died within two or three years, said Vincent Brown, a history professor at Harvard.
—David Segal, New York Times, 8 July 2023
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Melty cheese, creamy soup, chicken, and pasta come together in the perfect recipe for a house filled with hungry guests.Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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The pasta courses would not serve as a main course for one hungry person.John Mariani, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Part of what made the performance so powerful was the heartbreaking scene in which her impoverished character, Fantine, has to sell her hair to send money to her child – and Hathaway wasn't just acting in that scene.Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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By the coast of Bangladesh, impoverished farmers turn to fishing to supplement inconsistent harvests and face capture by ransom-seeking pirates.Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Valenzuela grew up poor in Etchohuaquila, Mexico, the youngest of 12 children.Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Gartner estimates companies lose an average of $12.9 million annually due to poor data quality, and IBM estimates the aggregate cost of bad data at $3.1 trillion globally.Geoff Michener, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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The Pogues are broke, homeless, and once again being chased by killers, so sounds like the perfect time to put all their focus into yet another treasure hunt.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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The film revolves around two broke women, Gwen (Westervelt) and James (Amanda) in their thirties who embark on a mission to collect money from failing, wannabe artists with the hopes of raising enough to buy an expensive gift for a baby shower thrown for Gwen’s sister.Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Famished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famished. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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