as in hunger
a need or desire for food
there's something about outdoor activity that invariably increases one's famishment
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Noun
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Cafu, on the other hand, will be entering the ring with plenty of confidence and hunger, knowing that an upset win could change his life and put him at the center of the super flyweight spotlight.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025 -
So the Dolphins open their training camp this coming Tuesday and the Canes unfurl their preseason work a week later as two massive fan bases ache with hunger that one or both might do what neither has in a generation: Make Miami Great Again.—
Greg Cote
July 17,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
Noun
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In the past several years, as appetites for true crime have increased and murder rates in U.S. cities have decreased, Wolf has moved into the unscripted space, producing a bunch of true-crime shows for the likes of Oxygen and A&E.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
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With his opaque history and sources of wealth, his super-powerful friends and his immoral appetites, Epstein became the perfect avatar for our at-home Hollywood heroism.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
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At one point, one of the girls is seen touching up the Houston rapper’s fresh tiger ink on his stomach.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
14 July 2025
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However, allergy suspicions typically arise when your dog starts showing signs of stomach aches, vomiting and diarrhea while on a grain-inclusive diet.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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As Live Aid reminds us, the charity concerts and records began when Geldof, then best known as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, watched a television news report about people in Ethiopia dying of starvation.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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After a necropsy, officials found the two cats had died of starvation and dehydration.—
Thomas B. Langhorne,
IndyStar,
9 July 2025
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“Famishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famishment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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