as in greedy
having a huge appetite
gluttonous customers had practically emptied the all-you-can-eat buffet
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Recent Examples of gluttonous
Another one of these gluttonous projects is hardly surprising.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025
To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Football obstructs transfers One club who didn’t spend much in January by their own gluttonous standards were Chelsea, whose only ‘incomings’ amounted to the arrival of young midfielder Mathis Amougou from Saint-Etienne and a recall for Trevoh Chalabah from his loan spell at Crystal Palace.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025
To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Football obstructs transfers One club who didn’t spend much in January by their own gluttonous standards were Chelsea, whose only ‘incomings’ amounted to the arrival of young midfielder Mathis Amougou from Saint-Etienne and a recall for Trevoh Chalabah from his loan spell at Crystal Palace.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gluttonous
Adjective
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What the greedy developers are trying to do burns me to no end.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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The beloved ruler was supposed to care about the wellbeing of his people, but the noblemen beneath him were greedy and indifferent.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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No one’s allowed to eat carbs on-site, forcing the ravenous grounds crew to sneak bagels behind a shed.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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Is the merger of Charter and Cox a last gasp to fend off their ravenous competitors and avoid the business equivalent of viral collapse?—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The merged generative AI model is bloated and runs extremely slowly, possibly so piggish that using it on everyday tasks is exasperating and imprudent due to enormous delays while processing.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
11 Sep. 2024
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Surrounded by a dysfunctional family and a piggish boss (Stellan Skarsgård), Justine is lonely, exasperated, and seething.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2024
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“Gluttonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluttonous. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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