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as in greedy
having a huge appetite
it seemed like the voracious kitten was eating her weight in food every day
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as in avid
showing urgent desire or interest
a voracious reader
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Recent Examples of voracious
Japanese Beetles Japanese beetles, which have metallic green bodies and coppery wing covers, have voracious appetites, chowing down on more than 300 plant species, including crepe myrtle.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
Across the country, communities are grappling with the boom of data centers and supercomputing facilities, which consume voracious amounts of electricity and water and can emit smog-producing pollutants.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2025
The die-off was attributed to both the voracious carp and the annual lowering of water levels by the lake’s owner, FirstLight Energy.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Power costs and environmental stakes Those environmental concerns are rooted in Bitcoin’s voracious appetite for electricity.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
Across the country, communities are grappling with the boom of data centers and supercomputing facilities, which consume voracious amounts of electricity and water and can emit smog-producing pollutants.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2025
The die-off was attributed to both the voracious carp and the annual lowering of water levels by the lake’s owner, FirstLight Energy.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Power costs and environmental stakes Those environmental concerns are rooted in Bitcoin’s voracious appetite for electricity.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voracious
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Left-wing antisemitism, which cast Jews as greedy capitalists, existed as well, especially in France, but Jew-baiting remained primarily a right-wing pursuit, the work of illiberal nativists who saw a tiny minority as polluting the purity of their racial or religious communities.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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But given both the film’s protagonist (gig worker Eyüp, played by the director) and title character (Eyüp’s greedy boss) are participants in the dance, this Turkish writer can’t help but see it as a biting social statement.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Every autumn, avid leaf-peepers make annual pilgrimages to forests, mountains, and even deserts to view this awesome display on hikes and scenic drives.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Freeman-Branstein, who works full-time as Freddie's manager, has been an avid supporter of his professional baseball career from the beginning.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The ravenous larvae create ghastly wounds that can be deadly to livestock and wild animals.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Her pen swoops and dives, like a ravenous moray eel.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
11 Sep. 2025
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While Jones’ daughter, Clara, sent her a heartfelt message, Bush Hager's girls, Mila and Poppy, looked less enthusiastic, making their mom burst out laughing.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Chock truly believes love can be found at any age and is enthusiastic about finding that spark again.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bowling at run-hungry batters on largely unforgiving pitches in vast, cacophonous stadiums with huge outfields in front of a partisan and at times baying crowd — plenty of English bowlers have found bowling in Australia akin to a Sisyphean task.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Garten rolls up the edges and bakes it all together for 30 minutes, ending with not one, but two beautiful pear tarts to serve a hungry crowd.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Sep. 2025
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The opening of the location near the Detroit Metro Airport drew a large and excited crowd.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia has made no net progress since July 30 alongside plenty of excited chatter around the strength and duration of the AI buildout — perhaps having entered another of its long digestion trading ranges (the last one went on for several months)?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Practitioners are eager to see how much truth there is to this report and to evaluate the details to best advise their clients.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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For nations eager to keep battery value chains local, that matters.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel’s fellow late-night hosts have, unsurprisingly, been among his most ardent defenders.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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When there is a buck to be made, a rapidly emerging necessity can be met with ardent earnestness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Voracious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voracious. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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