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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
For Jay Gatsby, a man of immense wealth and few scruples, almost nothing is beyond his voracious appetite for excess.
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David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
The larvae are voracious and consume many aphids and scale crawlers during this stage of development, MSU said.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Burns, a voracious reader of history from a young age, received an 8mm film camera as a gift on his 17th birthday.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The Erie Canal and its adjacent feeder rivers and reservoirs likely enabled two voracious nonnative species, the Atlantic sea lamprey and alewife, to enter the Great Lakes ecosystem.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
The larvae are voracious and consume many aphids and scale crawlers during this stage of development, MSU said.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Burns, a voracious reader of history from a young age, received an 8mm film camera as a gift on his 17th birthday.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The Erie Canal and its adjacent feeder rivers and reservoirs likely enabled two voracious nonnative species, the Atlantic sea lamprey and alewife, to enter the Great Lakes ecosystem.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voracious
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To be clear, most of the blame for this climate crisis goes to the greedy fossil fuel executives and big agriculture executives, their greenwashing PR firms, and the politicians in their pockets.—
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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But Septime Webre’s choreography is supposed to have the air of wild and sometimes frenzied social dancing, of Charlestons and Fox Trots and Black Bottoms, of indulging the glorious excesses of the 1920s before the greedier side of the American Dream comes crashing down a few years later.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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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 problem with this concept is the fact that the region around ravenous black holes should emit strongly in the X-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum, but that doesn't seem to be the case for little red dots or for BiRD.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Other photos in this series have odd and unsettling stories behind them, including the one that captured an apparently ravenous witch.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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Obama’s enthusiastic showings for both candidates was a test of whether his sway over the Democratic Party still remains after his support for Harris failed to boost her to the White House a year ago and angered black male voters who felt unfairly accused of sexism.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Thornton did not respond to our request for comment on this story, but IndieWire found proof of public interactions Bolea had with the actor, positioning them as enthusiastic supporters of each other’s work at a time when love for Art the Clown was spreading quickly.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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So last Monday, after scrolling through news of the government shutdown and with nothing else planned for the day, the couple decided to fire up their Pit Boss pellet grill and feed anyone who was hungry, no questions asked.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills or fights over who’s footing the bill to power Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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No pretending to be too cool to be excited, just vibing and living in the moment.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Now Lomax is excited for future opportunities to work with other brands.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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The evil-doing in question is simple enough, at least for a franchise that has always been built around the existence of a clandestine organization of magicians (The Eye) who love using their skills to take down bad guys and quite literally share the wealth with their eager audiences.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
11 Nov. 2025
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Ghana has been one of the first countries to make major Article 6 sales, and some other African nations are eager to follow, Ali Mohamed, Kenya’s special climate envoy, told Semafor.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The book, ardent yet measured, is unsentimental in a way few show-business bios are.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The healthy-dose of cheese in this recipe will convert even the most ardent broccoli hater.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Voracious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voracious. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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