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Noun
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Unlike the specialized literary magazine and its informal cousin, the literary blog, the general-interest newspaper has a kind of noble rapacity, an encyclopedic ambition to wrap its arms around the whole of the world.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Trump’s entire doctrine is naked rapacity, from Venezuela to hijacking the Kennedy Center to hideously remaking the White House in his own gaudy image.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The biblical voracity of these insects make them among the world’s most destructive pests.—
Gennaro Tomma,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2024
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Obviously though, this voracity for Sonnys doesn’t happen in a vacuum.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
8 July 2024
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That voraciousness informs her work, her choices, and her understanding of character.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
21 Nov. 2025
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Its voraciousness has threatened native populations of minks, muskrats, and river otters.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dozens of patrons show up at Tsarouhas’ restaurant at all hours — particularly at the crack of dawn — to enjoy patsa as many say the soup eases the stomach after a night of heavy drinking.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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In one sweet photo, Taylor bent down to kiss his wife's stomach, who wore a white skirt and white tank top.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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More than this many people face acute hunger, according to the World Food Program.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) treatment combines medications, structured nutrition, and therapy to help manage hunger, behavior, and growth.—
Health,
Health,
15 Apr. 2026
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She was left without food, water or contact with anyone and ultimately died of severe dehydration and malnutrition, despite food being available elsewhere in the house, per the statement.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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But the medicines or treatments for malnutrition will expire, Kitchen says.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Given the otters’ high metabolic demands, disruptions to prey availability or stressors like extreme weather can quickly lead to starvation.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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North Carolina has an additional Outer Banks herd of about 100 wild horses on Corolla, and starvation is not an issue there, according to herd manager Meg Puckett of the Corolla Wild Horse Fund.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Ravenousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravenousness. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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