starved for
idiom
chiefly US
: badly in need of being given (something needed for one's emotional well-being)
Those children are starved for attention.
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Yet the whole thing feels still feels starved for creative oxygen.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
In a cinema landscape starved for Black romance, Love, Brooklyn strives to be a balm for the souls of lover girls and boys everywhere.
—Morgan A. Grain, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
But the candidates running against Adams and local officials have challenged the city’s numbers and said the centers are located in neighborhoods starved for affordable childcare options.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
What has become clear through these events, and the flood of questions posed by attendees, is that applicants and their supporters are starved for trusted and reliable information about admission.
—Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
In a cinema landscape starved for Black romance, Love, Brooklyn strives to be a balm for the souls of lover girls and boys everywhere.
—Morgan A. Grain, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
But the candidates running against Adams and local officials have challenged the city’s numbers and said the centers are located in neighborhoods starved for affordable childcare options.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
What has become clear through these events, and the flood of questions posed by attendees, is that applicants and their supporters are starved for trusted and reliable information about admission.
—Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Starved for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starved%20for. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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