as in insatiable
incapable of being satisfied
from a very early age she displayed an unquenchable curiosity about the natural world
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Recent Examples of unquenchable
Eventually, Frank wants to be on the receiving end of his own unquenchable lust, and perhaps Rick wants something similar—to be on the receiving end of his own insatiable rage, and experience the bliss of death.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Featuring an intoxicating mix of unquenchable longing and surprising deadpan humor, VIVE L’AMOUR opens doors to the ways in which lust, alienation, and sexuality overlap in the unending search for personal satisfaction.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
This sort of implicit address to the work’s spectators, and to their unquenchable thirst for more, also crops up in some of the photographer’s graver pictures.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
An unquenchable thirst has taken over the internet.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Featuring an intoxicating mix of unquenchable longing and surprising deadpan humor, VIVE L’AMOUR opens doors to the ways in which lust, alienation, and sexuality overlap in the unending search for personal satisfaction.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
This sort of implicit address to the work’s spectators, and to their unquenchable thirst for more, also crops up in some of the photographer’s graver pictures.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
An unquenchable thirst has taken over the internet.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unquenchable
Adjective
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With appetites for true crime documentaries seemingly insatiable, some viewers will be perplexed and even frustrated at how the directors don’t want to play investigative reporter or detective.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
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The track arrives with a music video, directed by Brown, that finds Water From Your Eyes trapped in an endless loop of television as both participants in and insatiable viewers of a barrage of shows and commercials.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Arsenal’s reticence to spend on development players is understandable — particularly in the case of last January, when there was also an urgent need for a first-team centre-forward.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The appeals court said there is no urgent need for DOGE to access Social Security records in the interim.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Xu is an avid Gold State Warriors basketball fan but has a soft spot for the Chicago Bulls, having spent many years in Illinois.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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An avid cyclist and mountaineer, Williams has summited six of the seven highest peaks on Earth, including Mt. Everest.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Even more tickling, however, is Karin’s evolving reaction, played with inextinguishable spirit by the wonderful Jacobsen.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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This top-five matchup was pushed back a day due to winter storms plaguing the southeast, but the hype is nevertheless inextinguishable.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Unquenchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unquenchable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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