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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
Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy is on a voracious quest for his first Masters title.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Anamaria Baralt, a cousin of the Menendez brothers, was stunned by the trauma and voracious national attention surrounding her cousins’ crime.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
The industry’s voracious hunger for data often skips over the ethical considerations, which, again, brings us back to the principles of an organization’s corporate culture.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
China’s cockroach farms are already addressing this issue, feeding vast quantities of organic waste to billions of voracious insects.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Anamaria Baralt, a cousin of the Menendez brothers, was stunned by the trauma and voracious national attention surrounding her cousins’ crime.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
The industry’s voracious hunger for data often skips over the ethical considerations, which, again, brings us back to the principles of an organization’s corporate culture.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
China’s cockroach farms are already addressing this issue, feeding vast quantities of organic waste to billions of voracious insects.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voracious
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Conservatives, in their minds, are just always evil, mean, greedy, bad demons.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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Here’s some truth that many women are not accustomed to hearing: wanting to be wealthy is not greedy.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The smoke travels up almost 100 feet of steel and copper tubes to the chimney and the world beyond. 21h ago / 1:45 AM PDT Share Panini, water and a telescopic folding stool: how to survive the conclave Alexander Smith Reporting from Vatican City For the avid smokewatcher, preparation is key.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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The future of Azerbaijan wines appears bright—due to the availability of distinct local grape varieties and dedicated individuals ravenous to craft wines.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Within about a day, ravenous flesh-eating larvae erupt, which both look and act like literal screws.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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While fans are excited for their own team's schedule, every NFL game, especially prime-time ones, is a must-see.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The nerves turned into excited butterflies as my wave kicked off.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2025
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Remember the body blow of injustice, and don’t get mad — get hungry.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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The result is a record which captures Motörhead in their formative period, fresh from the early lineup which recorded the tracks that would later make up 1979’s On Parole album, yet hungry with the ambition that would turn them into one of the U.K.’s biggest heavy exports of the ’70s and ’80s.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
9 May 2025
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Like Sánchez, many Chicago-area Catholics are making the nearly 4,000-mile pilgrimage to the Vatican to witness the inauguration Mass and other papal events this month, eager to celebrate one of their own rising to become Catholicism’s spiritual leader.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Sometimes the person accepting the soft promotion is eager to move up the ladder.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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In 2019, Joker received an enthusiastic eight-minute reception in Venice.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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And of course, the ship’s enthusiastic and highly experienced dive masters are always there make sure the diving is safe and fun.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Among Mao’s most ardent admirers, there’s a sense of pride that the US president appears to be borrowing from the revolutionary playbook of their esteemed supreme leader.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Prime Minister Modi in India has been a very ardent Hindu nationalist.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 May 2025
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“Voracious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voracious. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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