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
The ravenous larvae create ghastly wounds that can be deadly to livestock and wild animals.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Sawflies are ravenous insects that feed on a wide variety of landscape trees, shrubs, and conifers.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
For seven years, Michael Polsky has been trying to build a high-voltage power line from the windswept prairies of Kansas to the ravenous electrical grids of the Midwest and East Coast.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The one 49ers player who was perhaps hardest hit by the ravenous injury bug was running back Christian McCaffrey.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Sawflies are ravenous insects that feed on a wide variety of landscape trees, shrubs, and conifers.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
For seven years, Michael Polsky has been trying to build a high-voltage power line from the windswept prairies of Kansas to the ravenous electrical grids of the Midwest and East Coast.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
The one 49ers player who was perhaps hardest hit by the ravenous injury bug was running back Christian McCaffrey.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravenous
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Because even in a world of monsters, ghouls, and greedy jerks, the good guys still prevail.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Both love rich, moist soil and neither one is greedy with space in the garden.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Europe has been hungry for a homegrown alternative to Starlink, which dominates the sector — the service has been vital to Ukrainian troops in the war against Russia, and fears of a possible shutdown accelerated Europe’s space ambitions.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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But, locally, even a temporary closure of CalFresh will push a flood of hungry people toward free food providers, a countywide network of roughly 600 food pantries and food banks.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
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The larvae are voracious and consume many aphids and scale crawlers during this stage of development, MSU said.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Burns, a voracious reader of history from a young age, received an 8mm film camera as a gift on his 17th birthday.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Ravenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravenous. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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