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Recent Examples of wolfish
The black, wolfish dog was sentenced to death by the Framingham Police Department after tearing into the arm of the boy next door who came over to pet him.
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Peter Rubin, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2024
From the counter of Chez Bebelle, proprietor Gilles Belzons—a large wolfish figure who once played rugby for Narbonne—picks up a megaphone and hollers across to the charcutier opposite.
—Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2022
Best of all, for Sugar Kane, the band’s lead singer and Joe’s wolfish crush, the songwriters offer a clutch of sultry Harold Arlen-style blues.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2022
Quite noticeably, all the women are exceptionally attractive, while three somewhat older men seem distinctly wolfish.
—Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2022
Super Bowl Week is famous for its insatiable appetites, unabashed gluttony and wolfish overconsumption.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
West matched Fox with his own leather outerwear, a distressed biker jacket, leather pants, his utilitarian Red Wing boots, and a gray hoodie—plus what looked like pale, wolfish contact lenses.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Jan. 2022
In this holiday romance, ski lodge owner Landon Wolff has to cope with an influx of wolf shifters in his town at Christmastime — but his wolfish instincts get turned to 11 when veterinarian Gabrielle Lowe comes to stay.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2021
Maurizio gradually embraces his wolfish business side and Patrizia gets pushed aside – and consequently confides in a call-in TV psychic (Salma Hayek) – as the story veers from darkly comic to ultimately tragic.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
Peter Rubin, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2024
From the counter of Chez Bebelle, proprietor Gilles Belzons—a large wolfish figure who once played rugby for Narbonne—picks up a megaphone and hollers across to the charcutier opposite.
—Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2022
Best of all, for Sugar Kane, the band’s lead singer and Joe’s wolfish crush, the songwriters offer a clutch of sultry Harold Arlen-style blues.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2022
Quite noticeably, all the women are exceptionally attractive, while three somewhat older men seem distinctly wolfish.
—Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2022
Super Bowl Week is famous for its insatiable appetites, unabashed gluttony and wolfish overconsumption.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
West matched Fox with his own leather outerwear, a distressed biker jacket, leather pants, his utilitarian Red Wing boots, and a gray hoodie—plus what looked like pale, wolfish contact lenses.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Jan. 2022
In this holiday romance, ski lodge owner Landon Wolff has to cope with an influx of wolf shifters in his town at Christmastime — but his wolfish instincts get turned to 11 when veterinarian Gabrielle Lowe comes to stay.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2021
Maurizio gradually embraces his wolfish business side and Patrizia gets pushed aside – and consequently confides in a call-in TV psychic (Salma Hayek) – as the story veers from darkly comic to ultimately tragic.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wolfish
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Yet for a figure who spent his career guarding against voracious Chinese entrepreneurship at home, Mahathir welcomed Chinese investment and is scathing of American efforts to contain the rising superpower.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
2 May 2025
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These voracious predators happily tackle a wide range of cucurbit pests, including aphids and squash vine borers—all without pesticides.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Remmick is a monster, but his homeland was colonized by some of the same rapacious forces that brought the twins’ ancestors to America.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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That voter initiative in the early 20th century made the commission the primary protector of California’s families and businesses against rapacious or unsafe electric and gas utilities.—
Loretta Lynch,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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Remember the body blow of injustice, and don’t get mad — get hungry.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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“Wolfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wolfish. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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