ravenousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravenousness
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The biblical voracity of these insects make them among the world’s most destructive pests.
    Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The temperature had been in the 80s late Sunday afternoon, and dehydration overnight probably took at least 10 percent of the shark’s weight, in addition to the weight lost with the stomach contents.
    Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
  • However, an autopsy report completed June 29 found no evidence of water in the child's lungs and stomach, hence ruling out drowning as a cause of death, the Miami Herald reported.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Israel's retaliatory military campaign has killed more than 57,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health authorities, triggered a hunger crisis, and left much of the territory in ruins.
    Olivia Le Poidevin, USA Today, 8 July 2025
  • This is a great moment to pay attention to your baby and learn their hunger cues, which will help you to determine when to feed and how much later on.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Gaza health officials have reported scores of children who died of malnutrition.
    Anas Baba, NPR, 6 July 2025
  • However, following the BRAT diet long-term may lead to malnutrition, or a lack of adequate nutrients to support health and recovery.4 Your body needs nutrients to support the immune system and recovery.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Yet this endless orgy of revenge by indiscriminate fire, starvation, and destruction of almost all Gazan property seems sure to produce far more young Palestinians who see no hope or worthwhile purpose for their lives other than to die trying to kill Israelis—or perhaps Americans.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • Enough starvation, enough closure of crossing points.
    WAFAA SHURAFA, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
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“Ravenousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravenousness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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