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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Carrey portrays Ebenezer Scrooge, a cantankerous, greedy old man visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who show him the error of his ways.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
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The turning point in this contest, though, came when the Chiefs decided to get greedy on fourth-and-1 from their own 31-yard line.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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The problem with this concept is the fact that the region around ravenous black holes should emit strongly in the X-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum, but that doesn't seem to be the case for little red dots or for BiRD.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Other photos in this series have odd and unsettling stories behind them, including the one that captured an apparently ravenous witch.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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Other Redditors wondered if there was any truth to the restaurant staff's comments, and suggested that some guests may have actually been gluttonous.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps this is to shame one into avoiding gluttonous behavior.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Anybody who feels sceptical about Chelsea’s overall strategy — the voracious appetite for signing emerging talent, creating a revolving door at Stamford Bridge — is unlikely to take it as read that 41-year-old Rosenior is the man for the job.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Designing a convincing biopic set two centuries ago requires some deep digging—but production designer Sam Bader, a voracious researcher, was more than up for it.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
25 Dec. 2025
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So last Monday, after scrolling through news of the government shutdown and with nothing else planned for the day, the couple decided to fire up their Pit Boss pellet grill and feed anyone who was hungry, no questions asked.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills or fights over who’s footing the bill to power Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Esurient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esurient. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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