as in greedy
having a huge appetite
we were ravenous after our canoe paddling, and the chili bubbling over the campfire smelled heavenly
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Recent Examples of ravenous
While Scherzinger’s ravenous performance provides a great part of this revival’s adrenaline, the show is also jolted into new life by the collision of the spartan Lloydiverse with all the plush and purple of Lloyd Webber’s score.
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
By comparing Chandra's observations with the JWST's measurements of hydrogen ionization, the researchers found that galaxies with the most ravenous black holes show the lowest star formation rates.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Poles needs to find difference-makers, nasty offensive linemen, game-wrecking defensive linemen, ravenous pass rushers … again, the Bears have a lot of needs.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Nonnative invasive species and ravenous deer are killing the nearby trees that are necessary to feed and provide homes for future generations of beavers.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
By comparing Chandra's observations with the JWST's measurements of hydrogen ionization, the researchers found that galaxies with the most ravenous black holes show the lowest star formation rates.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Poles needs to find difference-makers, nasty offensive linemen, game-wrecking defensive linemen, ravenous pass rushers … again, the Bears have a lot of needs.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Nonnative invasive species and ravenous deer are killing the nearby trees that are necessary to feed and provide homes for future generations of beavers.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravenous
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Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered Cramer said the market action punished investors who’ve stayed negative, as well as short sellers and hedge funds that got greedy in the past few days.—
Russell Leung,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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There are also a number of Native American legends in which buzzards are portrayed as greedy and deceptive compared with other large birds.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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The stark consequences of Mr. Trump’s slashing of U.S. aid are evident in few places as clearly as in Sudan, where a brutal civil war has set off a staggering humanitarian catastrophe and left 25 million people — more than half of the country’s population — acutely hungry.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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When the new version of the Jets arrived in town, local fans were so hungry for an NHL team that tickets to the home opener went for $1,000 or more.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy is on a voracious quest for his first Masters title.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Anamaria Baralt, a cousin of the Menendez brothers, was stunned by the trauma and voracious national attention surrounding her cousins’ crime.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Ravenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravenous. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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