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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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Scenes from this film-within-a-film play out in full, and feature Emma Mackey as a damsel escaping a hungry, humanoid fish creature, while a pair of mad scientists, played by comedy duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, attempt to study the ravenous creature.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Fans are ravenous, and rightfully hungry for more information about their new slow burn obsession couple.—
Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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That’s a good thing, too, because Florida’s need for nurses is voracious.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2026
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Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Not the timeless myths of rapacious, demonic women or saintly self-sacrificial mothers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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Is no one else bothered by the rapacious greed?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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An important element of the concept is that guests shouldn’t go hungry and definitely not starve.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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With a base of egg noodles and four different kinds of cheese mixed in, this hearty casserole will easily feed a hungry family.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
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“Wolfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wolfish. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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