appetites

noun

plural of appetite
as in likings
positive regard for something he has expensive appetites

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Recent Examples of appetites Shipping companies have different risk appetites, with some willing to transit Hormuz while others are staying completely away from the strait, Larsen said. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 July 2026 Made famous by Jewish-style delis in Richmond, Virginia, to satisfy the appetites of local Navy seamen, the Sailor sandwich is a meat-centric indulgence. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 One section tracks the influence of the Alhambra complex, in Granada, where artists trekked to whet their appetites for the exotic. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Capturing that feel is one reason why Netflix and others are testing subscriber appetites for video podcasts from personalities including Brian Williams, the former NBC News and MSNBC anchor. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 July 2026 Politicians deploy its propulsive power to justify their deeds and appetites. — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 The team whetted fans’ appetites by promising initiatives involving Fieri throughout the race season. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026 That discount was much higher at the start of the year, but bullish appetites are driving prices higher. — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 This supplement may be particularly helpful for people who are busy or who have low appetites. — Caitlin Beale, Health, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetites
  1. likes
  2. tastes
  3. enthusiasms
Noun
  • The clip racked up more than 26 million views and 2 million likes.
    — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • That TikTok has since garnered more than 139,000 likes as of July 22.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of likes
Noun
  • The channel initially focused on rock music, reflecting both the tastes of its founders and the limited number of videos available.
    — Kara Rogers Britannica Editors July 21, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • Christie’s, as always, is willing to adapt to the tastes of their clients, but the auction house also has multiple strategies for wooing tech wealth and trying to convert them to fine art.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Definition of enthusiasms

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