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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
Designing a convincing biopic set two centuries ago requires some deep digging—but production designer Sam Bader, a voracious researcher, was more than up for it.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025
For Shackleton, a voracious consumer of true crime, the idea of making one himself never felt like selling out.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2025
Dells sells less to big cloud companies typically called hyperscalers, which have been the most voracious Nvidia buyers so far.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
The veteran journalist is known for his voracious research into his subjects, often bringing gifts to coordinate with unexpected questions.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025
For Shackleton, a voracious consumer of true crime, the idea of making one himself never felt like selling out.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2025
Dells sells less to big cloud companies typically called hyperscalers, which have been the most voracious Nvidia buyers so far.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
The veteran journalist is known for his voracious research into his subjects, often bringing gifts to coordinate with unexpected questions.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voracious
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The song is a painfully cynical look at music fandom, the record industry, and how tragic deaths are exploited for cash by greedy executives.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Jan. 2026
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Carrey portrays Ebenezer Scrooge, a cantankerous, greedy old man visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who show him the error of his ways.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed going on adventures with Joule, his beloved Catahoula leopard dog who also recently died.—
Michael Biesecker,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was an avid outdoorsman who loved getting in adventures with Joule, his beloved Catahoula Leopard dog who also recently died.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Luckily, golf courses across the globe understand the need to satiate ravenous players with unique meals.—
Katie Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Data centers are resource-ravenous; even a midsize data center may consume as much water as a small town, while larger ones may use up to 5 million gallons of water every day — as much as a city of 50,000 people, according to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Reviews and accolades in prior engagements have been enthusiastic, including nominations from the New York Outer Critics Circle and the New York Drama League for a run back east.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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But industry folks were sober-minded, and not overly enthusiastic.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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With a hungry ghost and a series of crippling self-esteem issues in tow, Saccharine leaves a lot for audiences to stomach.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
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As sea ice thaws, the prospect of resource extraction will be appealing in an energy-hungry world where climate pragmatism is the new guideline.—
Chloe Demrovsky,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bowe is excited for the 2026 Winter Games — particularly the return to fans in the stands, as they were still barred from attending in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Strassler is particularly excited about the study of radioactive thorium-229 decay, which could reveal variations in the fundamental constants.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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Anya’s friends were the ones headed for the East Coast, some even to Ivy League schools, eager to leave behind the frivolity of Los Angeles.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The success of similar downtown projects like 70 Vestry, 140 Jane and 150 Charles have also made buyers more eager to sign contracts.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
27 Jan. 2026
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Her love for the arts, particularly the theater, was reflected in her quiet but ardent support of many community arts activities and institutions, and is continued by today’s Bee, which supports a wide variety of arts programs.—
Seán McMahon,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But occasionally even the most ardent Noguchi lantern devotees need to find something just a bit, well, different.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Voracious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voracious. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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