1
as in hunger
a need or desire for food
don't eat before dinner, as it will spoil your appetite
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2
as in craving
a strong wish for something
an appetite for adventure
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3
as in liking
positive regard for something
he has expensive appetites
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4
as in thirst
urgent desire or interest
an athlete with an appetite for in-your-face competition
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Recent Examples of appetite
Pets also often develop fever and swollen lymph nodes, and may also have low energy or lose their appetites.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Usually, Alzheimer’s disease also causes personality changes, loss of appetite, and disrupted sleep.2
Sometimes, the symptoms can help a healthcare provider diagnose a person’s specific type of dementia.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2025
And there appears to be little appetite among Republican members of Florida’s congressional delegation, many of whom are gearing up for reelection and unlikely to want to reshape districts in ways that change their voter base.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
What remains, in Bloom’s telling, is less the memory of cards or cash than the spectacle itself—the interplay of aspiration and appetite.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Usually, Alzheimer’s disease also causes personality changes, loss of appetite, and disrupted sleep.2
Sometimes, the symptoms can help a healthcare provider diagnose a person’s specific type of dementia.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2025
And there appears to be little appetite among Republican members of Florida’s congressional delegation, many of whom are gearing up for reelection and unlikely to want to reshape districts in ways that change their voter base.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
What remains, in Bloom’s telling, is less the memory of cards or cash than the spectacle itself—the interplay of aspiration and appetite.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetite
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Lack of water affects agriculture, as in much of southern Africa, where a drought parched crops and livestock and put 90 million people in danger of acute hunger, according to a United Nations report last month.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the video about starvation that drew the condemnation of the IDF, al-Sharif cries as a woman collapses from hunger behind him.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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For weight loss, the afternoon may be best to help reduce cravings.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
1 Aug. 2025
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How Dubai chocolate was born Legend has it the chocolate bar was created in 2022 by Fix’s British-Egyptian owner Sarah Hamouda to satisfy her pregnancy cravings.—
Shindy Chen
July 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
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Return the pan to the oven and cook 5 minutes more or until the cheese is melted and browned to your liking.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Aug. 2025
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Make sure to hit the selection of serious salsas to finish them off to your liking and grab a mezcal from the adjacent ReyRey bar.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The family’s thirst for cash makes questions about conflicts of interest all the more pressing.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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The software provider is seen as being a pure artificial intelligence consultant, which is very important in a market that thirsts for pure AI plays.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2025
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Most people infected with Vibrio experience diarrhea, and some may also have stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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GISTs happen most often in the stomach and small intestine.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Negotiations continue, with both sides expressing a desire to reach a deal before Ascension Wisconsin providers fall out-of-network on Oct. 1.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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One episode involved Bondi’s desire to sit in the President’s box at the FIFA Club World Cup finals, in July, at the height of the Epstein uproar.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Equally, many of the goods that Switzerland exports to the US, do not have competitors there (Swiss chocolate, watches and more importantly specialized industrial goods which are used by the likes of Boeing).—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Analysts from the likes of JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and investment bank Jefferies expressed some concern about the second half of the year, though, noting more discounting, high inventories and lagging consumer sentiment.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Institutional enthusiasm for digital assets is rising, and the U.S. regulatory climate has grown friendlier, even as the economics of mining face more pressure from bitcoin’s quadrennial halving.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The market has been buoyed by a strong corporate earnings season and undeterred investor enthusiasm about AI.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Appetite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetite. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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