as in insatiable
incapable of being satisfied
from a very early age she displayed an unquenchable curiosity about the natural world
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Recent Examples of unquenchable
The attack grants him immortality and an unquenchable taste for blood.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026
There’s something classically anarchic about Kate Moss, but her delicate Americana anchor signals stability and steadfastness—that, or an unquenchable yearning for the sea.
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Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
Bowie’s genius was a driver and a result of an unquenchable inner restlessness.
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Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
The Road dares us to believe that something, or someone, dwells within us—an unquenchable flame that burns but does not consume.
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Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unquenchable
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026
There’s something classically anarchic about Kate Moss, but her delicate Americana anchor signals stability and steadfastness—that, or an unquenchable yearning for the sea.
—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
Bowie’s genius was a driver and a result of an unquenchable inner restlessness.
—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
The Road dares us to believe that something, or someone, dwells within us—an unquenchable flame that burns but does not consume.
—
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unquenchable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unquenchable
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Here developed the center of the Atlantic economy due to the insatiable appetite for sugar that had grown across Europe by the late 1700s.
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And as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, the border's journey to its current location is the story of the birth of a nation that swallowed up Native American tribes, Spanish descendants and Mexican citizens in its insatiable hunger to grow.
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Jett is nonverbal and has a mental health condition, police said, making the search especially urgent.
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Last month, many of those companies gathered alongside military officials to address what was clearly an urgent problem requiring novel solutions.
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Helping the environment was just one reason that Jeffrey Leandro Diaz’s ex-girlfriend, Cecilia Melgar Bravo, was an avid cyclist.
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As an avid library-goer, the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota and Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago are essential attractions.
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Aside from virtually inextinguishable flames fueled by molten pitch, the payloads likely included toxic ingredients like camphor and arsenic.
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The pride of Odysseus, the passion of Shakespeare’s lovers, and the dread facing Ivan Ilyich on his deathbed remain inextinguishable qualities of our inner lives.
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“Unquenchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unquenchable. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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