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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Each is still saying the other has unrealistic and greedy demands.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026 -
Marquee recruits in Ohio and North Carolina all but cleared the field, New Hampshire and Illinois seem settled, and the fact Democrats are looking with greedy ambition at Alaska shows how underwater the Republican brand is with voters.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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And as such are grappling with the complex history of figures like him, whose lust for profit is matched only by a prescient sense of what the world will need next to satiate the ravenous maw of industry and global capital.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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My memories of particular meals have been overwritten by the ravenous après-ski hunger that then drove me.—
Andrew Fedorov,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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In the last few seconds, the black holes whirl around each other at near the speed of light, emitting ever more powerful gravitational waves until the two actually merge, combining in one gluttonous gulp that leaves behind a single, more massive black hole.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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The compound works, and while her gluttonous binges become increasingly uncontrolled — filmed by James and DP Charlie Sarroff like woozy Francis Bacon images — her weight keeps plummeting.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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The exit of kingpins in the past has never offset the lure of huge profits tied to the voracious appetite for illicit substances north of the border.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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His son described his father as a voracious reader whose library included works of science fiction and fantasy.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
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But part of the goal is to learn from recent events and best adapt to the needs of hungry families.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Transparently, there were a few meals that left me hungry.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Esurient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esurient. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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