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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
Heuermann has been a voracious reader in jail, but Toulon said the inmate’s preference for violent crime and mystery novels -- some about serial killers -- concerns him.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
Quasars are the extremely active supermassive black holes at the heart of some galaxies, furiously feeding on gas that is being shoveled towards their maw, and growing as a result of this voracious feeding.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
An employee manual from Mace’s office that was leaked to the press outlined demands for television bookings—at least one per day for national outlets, and six per week for stations airing in her district—that spoke to a voracious appetite for attention.
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Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
Even for a voracious diner like me, there’s a lot to keep track of.
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Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
Quasars are the extremely active supermassive black holes at the heart of some galaxies, furiously feeding on gas that is being shoveled towards their maw, and growing as a result of this voracious feeding.
—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
An employee manual from Mace’s office that was leaked to the press outlined demands for television bookings—at least one per day for national outlets, and six per week for stations airing in her district—that spoke to a voracious appetite for attention.
—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
Even for a voracious diner like me, there’s a lot to keep track of.
—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voracious
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The Sudanese conflict has conscripted the neighboring countries who are selfishly courting either faction for resources or political standing, as well as greedy, exploitative foreign powers who repeatedly leverage religious and cultural tensions in the region, into the fight for profit.
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Next to him were Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, all left-leaning candidates running on a platform that includes abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and taking on bad landlords and greedy corporations.
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Morse, a progressive Republican from Wisconsin and an avid Cold Warrior, had been elected to the Senate from Oregon but left the Republican Party in part because of its failure to denounce Joseph McCarthy and, in 1955, became a Democrat.
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Hiking in particular requires much less guiding and support than cycling and many avid hikers are totally confident on their own.
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San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.
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The reading drew a ravenous crowd packing the modestly sized Lower East Side storefront so tight that beads of sweat might as well have begun dripping from the walls.
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But it's been on the court where Hargitay has proved to be one of Brunson's most enthusiastic supporters, frequently attending Knicks games at Madison Square Garden.
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Here’s help The Tartan Army took over Miami Scottish fans are enthusiastic, rambunctious, loud and — more than anything — organized.
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But be warned, reservations are a must — BoccaLupo is bustling with hungry diners from open to close.
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Reinventing the aliens' origin story — as nomadic, resource-hungry scavengers — just made sense in the cynical '90s.
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The 21-year-old was nervous and excited putting on the Lakers’ gold jersey Friday at Chase Center.
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Mauricio Umansky, Richards' estranged husband, is just as excited for the family's new addition.
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Brown, though, is in the prime of his career and no doubt eager to prove the Celtics wrong for trading him after a decade in Boston.
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Up in arms about the way the government has been controlling the food supply, the common folk are eager to test their newfound democratic power.
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Even the most ardent defenders of this basics-first approach acknowledge that some buildings will never be habitable without active cooling.
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Kyiv and its allies may be feeling pretty good about the present state of the war with Russia, but an intense historical feud has reignited, threatening relations between Ukraine and one of its most ardent backers.
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“Voracious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voracious. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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