as in greedy
having a huge appetite
gluttonous customers had practically emptied the all-you-can-eat buffet
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Recent Examples of gluttonous
In this, the second-to-last time Friends would celebrate November’s most gluttonous holiday, Rachel’s obnoxious sister Amy (Christina Applegate) invites herself to Thanksgiving, and the conversation turns to who would get custody of baby Emma if Rachel and Ross died.
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Brian Boone, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
Yanick Parent, Guillaume Cartigny, and Mychael Blouin are the masterminds behind the quaint restaurant, creating a boisterous menu of traditional Quebecois foods—usually with a gluttonous upgrade.
—Pamela MacNaughtan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Nov. 2025
The pop star was among the six women who went to space aboard billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket in April, a trip many commentators, including some fellow celebrities, criticized as gluttonous and wasteful.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
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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Brian Boone, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
Yanick Parent, Guillaume Cartigny, and Mychael Blouin are the masterminds behind the quaint restaurant, creating a boisterous menu of traditional Quebecois foods—usually with a gluttonous upgrade.
—Pamela MacNaughtan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Nov. 2025
The pop star was among the six women who went to space aboard billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket in April, a trip many commentators, including some fellow celebrities, criticized as gluttonous and wasteful.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gluttonous
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And right now, these corrupt billionaires, these greedy corporations, are determining all avenues of our life, all types of policies.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Fears of robbery, greedy family and friends, scammers, mismanagement and unwanted attention are among the concerns that keep some big winners hesitant to go public.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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These creators are racking up views and garnering hyper-dedicated audiences who are ravenous for every new twist in the case.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hache Pueyo’s novella is set in an alternate-Brazil stalked by ravenous, glittering guls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Pork Belly A breakfast diner that added piggish flair to Kuna’s dining scene is no more.—
Michael Deeds
January 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Jan. 2026
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Rogen lands a few funny lines, but the jokes mostly serve to distract from the point of the story: that freedom is ephemeral and easily corrupted, while humans are inherently piggish (as opposed to the other way around), seizing the first opportunity to take more than their share.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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“Gluttonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluttonous. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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