be starving/starved
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: to be very hungry
I skipped lunch, so by dinnertime I was starving.
When are we eating? I'm starved!
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Trump himself has vacillated between siding with the populist and nationalist conservatives who have been his enduring supporters, many of them seeking a new blue-collar GOP, and businesses claiming to be starved for labor.
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
While less significant than UFC 311, MMA fans will be starving for an event from the No. 1 promotion in the world.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
About 90% of those people who make the city thrive use transit to get to Midtown and Downtown, and transit will be starved in order to cater to the tiny minority who choose to drive.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
Others share Khan’s concern that funding for a special court would mean that the ICC’s ongoing cases in African states would continue to be starved for resources.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2023
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
While less significant than UFC 311, MMA fans will be starving for an event from the No. 1 promotion in the world.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
About 90% of those people who make the city thrive use transit to get to Midtown and Downtown, and transit will be starved in order to cater to the tiny minority who choose to drive.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
Others share Khan’s concern that funding for a special court would mean that the ICC’s ongoing cases in African states would continue to be starved for resources.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2023
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“Be starving/starved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20starving%2Fstarved. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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