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Recent Examples of avidity This is influenced by a number of factors, including but not limited to the stability of the virus in the air, the avidity of the virus Spike protein to the host cell, the efficiency and concentration to which the virus replicates, and how days a person is contagious. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 Those with an avidity for all things Saint Laurent will want to cover the six institutions, but the pleasure of this multi-stop exhibition, organized by and displaying the archives of the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, is that visitors need not follow any prescribed order. Amy Verner, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2022 Read the rest here, and please celebrate the holidays with avidity—whatever that might mean to you. Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2022 The trouble was that Giuliani was cashing in on a reputation for honesty and probity with unseemly avidity. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for avidity
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Noun
  • George’s storyline this season also highlights his relentlessness and greed.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
  • Described as a darkly satirical tale of family and greed, with Shakespearean roots, the show follows a ruthless real estate tycoon bent on gentrifying the heart of America, whose quest begins to threaten his empire and embroil his family in the violent past of a lakeside town.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • With enthusiasm building among opponents of the Iranian government, analysts and former officials are treating with caution speculation of an insurrection capable of actually ousting the country's leadership.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
  • However, their fresh perspective, general enthusiasm and tech fluency can be superpowers that breathe new life into an organization.
    Jill Shedek, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • California’s existing groundwater infrastructure may fail to quench the state’s thirst in an increasingly arid future, even as officials celebrate widespread conservation achievements, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) warned on Tuesday.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 24 June 2025
  • And for a nightcap, guests have not one, but two bar options to quench their thirst for spirits and top shelf drinks.
    Karla Pope, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • These market participants have a higher risk appetite and embrace alternative financial instruments.
    Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • The flavors are perfect for high-fiber mocktails that activate GLP-1, the hormone that controls appetite.
    Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Few players stir such excitement in fans, and such inevitable dread in defenders, when standing over a dead ball.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • The stock rose more than 20% as excitement continued to build.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 20 June 2025

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“Avidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avidity. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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