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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Block a return, and your system becomes starved for air.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
The Dodgers’ outfield was projected to be middle-of-the-pack, but their offense wasn’t exactly starved for firepower.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
The problem was that astronomy was starved for data because of the realities of gaining access to telescopes.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The Rams scrapped back and forth with the feisty Panthers, who in turn were spurred onward by stellar play by third-year quarterback Bryce Young and a playoff crowd that had starved for seven years between postseason appearances.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
The Dodgers’ outfield was projected to be middle-of-the-pack, but their offense wasn’t exactly starved for firepower.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
The problem was that astronomy was starved for data because of the realities of gaining access to telescopes.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The Rams scrapped back and forth with the feisty Panthers, who in turn were spurred onward by stellar play by third-year quarterback Bryce Young and a playoff crowd that had starved for seven years between postseason appearances.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Starved for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starved%20for. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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