Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for esurient
Adjective
  • They weren’t built by the government, but rather by those evil greedy private corporations and individuals who are guilty of the heinous crime of providing millions of Americans with places to live.
    The Editors, National Review, 30 June 2025
  • The backdrop of the Marcos dictatorship shaped her artistic approach, defined by an interest in quotidian experience—including everyday injustices such as gender inequality and the ecological exploitation of the Philippines by greedy conglomerates.
    Hung Duong, Artforum, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • Weatherspoon brings a sweetness to each page that slowly builds to a sensual climax, leaving you ravenous for more.
    Ashley Poston, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • Fans became so ravenous that multiple guests drove hours for a taste, sometimes visiting from other states, only to find no physical space for dining.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Along the way, the administration recast the U.S. commitment to European security from a mutually beneficial partnership to a sucker’s game that enabled gluttonous free-riding at Americans’ expense.
    Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
  • And there's history of the market going from existential panic to exhilarating audacity in a blink, such as when the 1998 near-bear market on hedge-fund blowups reversed to give way to the gluttonous risk binge of 1999.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Giard grew up to become both a voracious reader (with a B.A. in English and American literature from Yale and an M.A. in comparative literature from Boston University) and a foremost chronicler of writers.
    Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
  • Hosono’s mastery of sound comes from his voracious musical appetite, a consummate collector and listener of records.
    Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The company’s $12.5 million in annual revenue, growing at 83% year over year, suggests the market is hungry for certainty in an industry built on uncertainty.
    Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
  • Similarly, Scorpios can also be intense, passionate and hungry for power.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 11 July 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

“Esurient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esurient. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!