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Recent Examples of voracity
While the public’s voracity for opinion polls has diminished greatly after the elections handed Javier Milei the Presidency, figures have slowly been making their way into the public realm.
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Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The voracity of everyday life flattens the human landscape and makes people into roles, stripping them of their inner characteristics and personal stories and, therefore, their importance.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
For a long time, Daina was also right about voracity.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
One expression that has emerged as an early fan favorite is his pamburguesa ($16), a convergence of a pambazo sandwich — dipped in red pepper sauce with all the voracity of a Chicago-style Italian beef — and a hamburguesa smashed cheeseburger, with spiced fries on the side.
—Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2022
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Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The voracity of everyday life flattens the human landscape and makes people into roles, stripping them of their inner characteristics and personal stories and, therefore, their importance.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
For a long time, Daina was also right about voracity.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
One expression that has emerged as an early fan favorite is his pamburguesa ($16), a convergence of a pambazo sandwich — dipped in red pepper sauce with all the voracity of a Chicago-style Italian beef — and a hamburguesa smashed cheeseburger, with spiced fries on the side.
—Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voracity
Noun
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Or consider the explorers who left a cold and hungry Europe in search of tropical riches, only to realize that their own rapacity could quickly exhaust the bounty of an island paradise.—
Deborah R. Coen,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2014
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Adjacent to the Gold Room was the Bravo Bazaar, a mall of real commercial rapacity.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2023
Noun
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As floodwaters from the Swannanoa River rose to stomach level inside their house on Sept. 27, Mills’ 24-year-old son hacked his way through the attic ceiling with a chef’s knife and a hammer so the family could get atop the roof.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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Harper developed a fever and began complaining of stomach pain.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight Opinion Opinion: Pinnacol Assurance needs changes to continue workers’ compensation coverage at a competitive rate Pinnacol Assurance is currently standing at a crossroads.—
The Denver Post,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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Head coach Connor Brickley credited his team’s drive and hunger to return to TD Garden as motivating factors.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Voracity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voracity. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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