starved of
idiom
: not given enough of (something needed for one's emotional well-being)
Those children have been starved of attention.
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Largely starved of service, one air shot in the box saw Moyes put his head in his hands.
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Those at the bottom have been starved of the opportunity to succeed, and many of them are women, people of color, and stuck in generational poverty created by the wealthy who control government.
—Jeff Smith, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
These range from local government finances, which are increasingly starved of revenue, to the ailing property sector.
—Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2023
The wildfires overwhelmed most attempts to stop them, though a few others, such as the Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, were contained, doused and starved of fuel.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Those at the bottom have been starved of the opportunity to succeed, and many of them are women, people of color, and stuck in generational poverty created by the wealthy who control government.
—Jeff Smith, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
These range from local government finances, which are increasingly starved of revenue, to the ailing property sector.
—Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2023
The wildfires overwhelmed most attempts to stop them, though a few others, such as the Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, were contained, doused and starved of fuel.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Starved of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starved%20of. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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