as in greedy
having a huge appetite
the deli is frequented by young, single professionals, esurient after those long hours spent staring at the monitor of a computer
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Adjective
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But the vast majority are cynical and greedy and scared of losing their jobs.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 July 2025 -
A far cry from the mild-mannered Peter Parker in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films, Tully is an abusive, hot-headed, and greedy slime ball who leverages post-war desperation into a thriving criminal business.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Weatherspoon brings a sweetness to each page that slowly builds to a sensual climax, leaving you ravenous for more.—
Ashley Poston,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Fans became so ravenous that multiple guests drove hours for a taste, sometimes visiting from other states, only to find no physical space for dining.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Along the way, the administration recast the U.S. commitment to European security from a mutually beneficial partnership to a sucker’s game that enabled gluttonous free-riding at Americans’ expense.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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And there's history of the market going from existential panic to exhilarating audacity in a blink, such as when the 1998 near-bear market on hedge-fund blowups reversed to give way to the gluttonous risk binge of 1999.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Giard grew up to become both a voracious reader (with a B.A. in English and American literature from Yale and an M.A. in comparative literature from Boston University) and a foremost chronicler of writers.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 June 2025
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Hosono’s mastery of sound comes from his voracious musical appetite, a consummate collector and listener of records.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The company’s $12.5 million in annual revenue, growing at 83% year over year, suggests the market is hungry for certainty in an industry built on uncertainty.—
Ascend Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2025
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Similarly, Scorpios can also be intense, passionate and hungry for power.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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“Esurient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esurient. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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