as in unquenchable
incapable of being satisfied
an insatiable need for the approval of others
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Recent Examples of insatiable
Some of the new team members are former colleagues from the early days of Net and Mr Porter who built the e-commerce platforms in the very early days of smartphones and social media, and when demand for luxury was seemingly insatiable.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
To watch any one of Wiseman’s films is to fall under the spell of a master who used the medium to make the viewer a more empathetic and enlightened person, supplying the pleasure of watching human nature through the perceptive eye of a humorous, unpretentious man with insatiable curiosity.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
The energy appetite is insatiable.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Whoever eventually puts United back on their perch, in Ferguson's parlance, will have to work with an unpopular ownership, an insatiable media and a long list of ex-players who have been there, won it and started a podcast.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
To watch any one of Wiseman’s films is to fall under the spell of a master who used the medium to make the viewer a more empathetic and enlightened person, supplying the pleasure of watching human nature through the perceptive eye of a humorous, unpretentious man with insatiable curiosity.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
The energy appetite is insatiable.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Whoever eventually puts United back on their perch, in Ferguson's parlance, will have to work with an unpopular ownership, an insatiable media and a long list of ex-players who have been there, won it and started a podcast.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insatiable
Adjective
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There’s no hatred, no resentment, no real rivalry to speak of, beyond the unquenchable fire that drives every great athlete.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bowie’s genius was a driver and a result of an unquenchable inner restlessness.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dog walkers recently stumbled across strange-looking footprints on a Scottish beach — a discovery that triggered an urgent archaeological excavation.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Those specialists estimated the building needs $329 million in urgent repairs and more than $1 billion over 20 years for full modernization.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Enameled Cast Iron Enameled cast iron is built to last—just ask anyone who's an avid collector of vintage Le Creuset pieces.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Guadagnino is an avid collector of furniture, chandeliers, paintings, and glassware, including works by Italian industrial designer Gio Ponti and the prolific architect Piero Portaluppi.—
Katherine McGrath,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Insatiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insatiable. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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