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
Clutch the Bald Eagle possesses an unquenchable thirst for adventure, soaring across the United States and embracing every culture, game and moment with boundless curiosity and optimism.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Just a really unquenchable thirst.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Even the most successful women can struggle with an unquenchable thirst for approval.
—Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Knowles’ Ilia edit is meant to serve as an extension of her unquenchable sound and continued creative expression.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Just a really unquenchable thirst.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Even the most successful women can struggle with an unquenchable thirst for approval.
—Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Knowles’ Ilia edit is meant to serve as an extension of her unquenchable sound and continued creative expression.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unquenchable
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The explosion of generative AI—and its insatiable demand for computing power—has transformed modest server farms into sprawling mega-complexes that can stretch across hundreds of acres, draw as much electricity as a midsize city, and guzzle millions of gallons of water.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Guided by hope, intuition and a longing for truth, don’t shy away from the insatiable desire to live life on your own terms.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Singing this material with players who improvise — solos changing, every version being a little different — taught me about that urgent live-ensemble space where everyone’s living and dying by the next player onstage.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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This urgent political thriller about Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh opened the 2025 Venice International Film Festival before moving on to Telluride, Toronto, New York and London.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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An avid pool-player, Rogan has interviewed Gorst on his show twice, including this summer.—
Jeremy Herb,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Spooky season has come and gone, which means its time for some avid readers to begin making their winter reading lists.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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The stakes, too, are there in the background of these personal dramas—the city seemingly on the brink of explosion, its inextinguishable fires a dread-inducing bass line that won’t let up.—
Diana Arterian
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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“Unquenchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unquenchable. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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