voracity

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for voracity
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Respiratory problems: Regurgitated stomach acids that reach the back of your throat can be inhaled and cause irritation in your lungs and airways.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
  • While Hill was lying flat on his stomach in the street, Torres pressed his palm onto the back of his neck, the footage shows.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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