as in greedy
having a huge appetite
the deli is frequented by young, single professionals, esurient after those long hours spent staring at the monitor of a computer
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In the film, three greedy people—including Nick Perry, the local weatherman and lotto announcer (John Travolta)—attempt to rig the game.Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
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Bellingham reproached the Ballon d'Or favourite for being greedy, but Ancelotti only saw positives in the exchange.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Scherzinger’s ravenous performance provides a great part of the adrenaline, but the show is also jolted into new life by the collision of the spartan Lloydiverse with all the plush and purple of Lloyd Webber’s score.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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Oil and gas providers, meanwhile, loom ever present in the background, more than willing to fire up their plants to satiate AI’s ravenous energy appetite.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2024
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For his part, Handel—a generally agreeable though fiercely proud man, witty and gluttonous and gouty, and given to polylingual swearing—was probably indifferent to such political and sectarian matters.Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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During the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, celebrated by Chinese around the world on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year (September 17 this year), mooncakes are eaten in gluttonous quantities.Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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The species, with its efficient reproductive capabilities and voracious appetite, is creating a cascading effect of loss within the ecosystem of the Everglades and surrounding areas, Bartoszek said.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Going Deep Comb jellies, or ctenophores, are voracious predators in fragile bodies.Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024
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This would be an excellent time to give back, by volunteering to feed the hungry or by donating some of those old clothes to charities that need them.Essence, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
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As Neely screamed about being hungry and thirsty, Kenniff said, the environment changed when Neely took off his jacket, whipped it around his head and dropped it on the ground with such force the train fell silent.Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Esurient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esurient. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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