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
To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous.
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Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Another venerable Caribbean Carnival tradition is the breakfast party, which on paper sounds like bona-fide madness: wake up in the middle of the night, go to a nice venue, drink and dance until the sun rises, eat a gluttonous drunken breakfast, then return home to get back in bed and knock out.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 22 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
Gets Surprise Company Woman Leaves Chicken Breast Out To Defrost, Cat Seizes His Opportunity
While dogs are often seen as gluttonous, cats can be just as food-motivated.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Another venerable Caribbean Carnival tradition is the breakfast party, which on paper sounds like bona-fide madness: wake up in the middle of the night, go to a nice venue, drink and dance until the sun rises, eat a gluttonous drunken breakfast, then return home to get back in bed and knock out.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 22 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
Gets Surprise Company Woman Leaves Chicken Breast Out To Defrost, Cat Seizes His Opportunity
While dogs are often seen as gluttonous, cats can be just as food-motivated.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gluttonous
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Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered Cramer said the market action punished investors who’ve stayed negative, as well as short sellers and hedge funds that got greedy in the past few days.—
Russell Leung,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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There are also a number of Native American legends in which buzzards are portrayed as greedy and deceptive compared with other large birds.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of their general publisher designation, the ravenous architects of Hungry Minds want to be known beyond the world of reading.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Once everyone had a turn, the tables were opened for ravenous seconds, thirds and fourths, until no crumbs were left behind.—
Simon J. Levien,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 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 18 Apr. 2025.
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