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famished

[fam-isht] / ˈfæm ɪʃt /


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Now, the whales are so famished they are increasingly looking for food along the way, he said, including in the San Francisco Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"At dinner, overindulgence doesn't happen because you don’t come to the table famished," she added.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024

And audiences, it turned out, were famished for such a protagonist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

The district ranger was expecting the crew at his ranger station, so he and his wife treated the famished smokejumpers to a chicken dinner, ice cream and apple pie when they emerged from the backcountry.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023

She does not read it the way she and Kat used to read books—devouring them with the speed of two people famished for words, ideas, and beautiful sentences that make you feel everything.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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