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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravenousness
Noun
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In recent books, French has borrowed elements of the western genre to explore corporate rapacity in the era of climate change and looked at life in a small Irish village with the ear to both insider and outsider.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025 -
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
Noun
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Look at its crazy voracity for naked flesh, the provocative conditions and licentiousness in literature, art and the media… on top of the deteriorating morality and societal decadence that started to threaten every soul, every family, every gathering.—
Eric Trager,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Sep. 2014
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The biblical voracity of these insects make them among the world’s most destructive pests.—
Gennaro Tomma,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Wiggins missed one game due to a stomach illness, five games due to a sprained right ankle, two games due to a left lower leg contusion and six straight games due to a recent hamstring issue.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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People of any age with a blockage in the stomach or intestines Anyone who is allergic to tenapanor or any ingredient in Ibsrela Summary Ibsrela is a medication used to treat IBS-C. Common side effects include diarrhea, bloating, gas, and dizziness.—
Femi Aremu,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Citing the latest analysis examining the worsening hunger crisis, the group noted that the number of Haitians internally displaced by gang attacks has increased by 48% between June and December of last year, and 300,000 more Haitians now face worsening levels of hunger.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tell me about where that hunger is coming from a little bit more.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Action in every part of the world will be needed to keep pushing malnutrition toward zero.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Mary’s cause of death was found to be protein-calorie malnutrition, an apparent result of her prolonged starvation in the county jail.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Image Image Image The U.N. has accused both warring sides of using starvation as a weapon of war.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Associated Press also reported that Zinna had apparently died of dehydration and starvation after Arakawa died.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Ravenousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravenousness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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