appetence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetence
Noun
  • Early excitement and zeal often hide the truth that one partner may be contributing far less than the other.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk’s zeal caught the attention of Bill Montgomery, a businessman and Tea Party activist, who urged him to forgo college and dedicate himself fully to political organizing.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Boox has added a frontlight to the display that can vary both its brightness and its color warmth.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Then, there’s the power to see through all of that, through what could be perceived as pain or a negative situation, and see the colorfulness of my culture, the warmth of my culture, and the community, as well.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His mother—central in shaping his early confidence—instilled in him a kind of resilience that would later fuel his global ambitions.
    Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • To some degree, the best restaurants in the world are self-portraits, easily identifiable by the chef’s history, background, ambition, and ability to shape the culture of hospitality and dining more broadly.
    Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Add some lemon zest, or change the flavorings, maybe add a ripple of crumb topping in the middle—just makes a new cake.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Aromas of lemon peel citrus zest and yellow poppy.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Patel, whose readiness for the job came under close, and often scathing, scrutiny when he was first appointed, needed a stage upon which to prove his fitness for the gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The veteran presences of Allisha Gray, Brittney Griner, Brionna Jones and Jordin Canada should ensure Atlanta’s main-stage readiness.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The grit and gusto that Groff brought to the cast album was hard-earned.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
  • His absence allowed Rangers to target this area with such gusto that more than half of the visitors’ touches in the final third during those opening 45 minutes came down the Wrexham left.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Appetence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetence. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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