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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Their false claims about getting financially fleeced by Uncle Sam were fueled by a rather sophisticated, albeit deceitful and shameful lobbying campaign, sponsored by greedy gadflies out to make a quick buck.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026 -
And might the rich get greedy with even Detroit, the best team in the East, entering the bidding war?—
Greg Cote
January 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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Luckily, golf courses across the globe understand the need to satiate ravenous players with unique meals.—
Katie Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Data centers are resource-ravenous; even a midsize data center may consume as much water as a small town, while larger ones may use up to 5 million gallons of water every day — as much as a city of 50,000 people, according to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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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On her debut solo album, Quicksand Heart, Jenny Hollingworth is hungry—practically gluttonous—for life.—
Aimee Cliff,
Pitchfork,
16 Jan. 2026
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The turtle, now named Porkchop for her voracious appetite, is now happily recovering at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The voracious energy appetite of data centers and AI models requires stable, round-the-clock power that weather-dependent renewables cannot always provide.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some hungry locals, unaware of the recent fraud bust, were left confused to see El Primo.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the end, the name didn’t matter, at least to the hundred or so hungry people who turned out for the 3rd annual Golden Croissant, a friendly baking competition held at Rebel Bread in Denver.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Esurient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esurient. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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