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
Olivia Munn calls space flight with Katy Perry, Gayle King gluttonous
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The only way to deliver meaningful integration for marketers
At some point during the gluttonous gobbling of agencies that led to today’s holding companies, that lesson got lost.
—Tim Maleeny, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Another one of these gluttonous projects is hardly surprising.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025
To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The only way to deliver meaningful integration for marketers
At some point during the gluttonous gobbling of agencies that led to today’s holding companies, that lesson got lost.
—Tim Maleeny, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Another one of these gluttonous projects is hardly surprising.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025
To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gluttonous
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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The merged generative AI model is bloated and runs extremely slowly, possibly so piggish that using it on everyday tasks is exasperating and imprudent due to enormous delays while processing.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
11 Sep. 2024
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“Gluttonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluttonous. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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