as in likings
positive regard for something
he has expensive appetites
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Recent Examples of appetites
Revisiting asset allocations and risk appetites might get at the heart of what investors are trying to address.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 June 2026
To walk the lot and the neighboring Culver Theater, taking in panels and hearing the views of participants was to fully appreciate the intensity of creative appetites for exploring AI.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 May 2026
The other thing that salts all of this is this is an unprecedented time in terms of organizational risk appetites.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
What are people’s appetites now?
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 May 2026
Outside his ivory tower, the heterosis disease is raging on, turning men whose appetites normally lay only in prostate orgasms, poppers, all-night benders, and chemsex into the kind of people who suddenly have an affection for a church wedding.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
And national chain restaurants are paying attention to the trend, marketing new menu items to sell to customers with smaller appetites.
—Connie Ogle
updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Our appetites change faster than the systems that satisfy them.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
As more Americans take weight-loss medications such as Ozempic, appetites are shrinking.
—Khloe Quill , Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 June 2026
To walk the lot and the neighboring Culver Theater, taking in panels and hearing the views of participants was to fully appreciate the intensity of creative appetites for exploring AI.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 May 2026
The other thing that salts all of this is this is an unprecedented time in terms of organizational risk appetites.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
What are people’s appetites now?
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 May 2026
Outside his ivory tower, the heterosis disease is raging on, turning men whose appetites normally lay only in prostate orgasms, poppers, all-night benders, and chemsex into the kind of people who suddenly have an affection for a church wedding.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
And national chain restaurants are paying attention to the trend, marketing new menu items to sell to customers with smaller appetites.
—Connie Ogle
updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Our appetites change faster than the systems that satisfy them.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
As more Americans take weight-loss medications such as Ozempic, appetites are shrinking.
—Khloe Quill , Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetites
Noun
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The all-male bar staff wear matching aprons with leather straps over striped shirts, while music from the likes of Bruno Mars plays overhead.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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In 2024, the company completed construction of a massive $28 million secure depository on East State Street in downtown Eagle for storing gold and silver to rival the likes of Fort Knox.—
Kevin Fixler
June 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Plus, there’s the economy and evolving tastes.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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The song amplifies what makes the album such a captivating listen, as Vandal pulls from across her varied experiences and tastes to continually push back against sonic expectations.—
Erica Campbell,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
Noun
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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
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Urie plays Monty Blakemont III, a dashing art connoisseur and philanthropist, whose enthusiasms are genuine though his financial resources are suspect.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Appetites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetites. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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