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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

It was Ramadan, and when the time came to break the traditional fast, T was famished.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023

Ware is famished - her day started with 6am weight training - but after a quick glance at the burger-centric menu, she opts for a cappuccino and settles down to chat about music.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2023

The heat lunged out at them like a famished beast.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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