1
as in hunger
a need or desire for food
don't eat before dinner, as it will spoil your appetite
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2
as in craving
a strong wish for something
an appetite for adventure
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3
as in liking
positive regard for something
he has expensive appetites
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4
as in thirst
urgent desire or interest
an athlete with an appetite for in-your-face competition
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Recent Examples of appetite
According to the study, a 5-year-old indoor cat belonging to one of the dairy workers was brought to a local veterinary clinic after showing decreased appetite, disinterest in grooming, disorientation and tiredness.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Some people may also experience sensitivity to light, poor appetite, and the appearance of small, red spots inside the mouth.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2025
Four days after the 5-year-old cat became sick, another cat had watery eyes and discharge, increased breathing and decreased appetite, though these resolved four days later.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
From Neapolitan-style pies with Mexican flavors to New York slices loaded with oxtails, chefs are reshaping pizza to represent their cultures and our collective appetite for creative new approaches.
February 20, 2025
An eager crowd gathered to celebrate Hapa Pizza’s opening in 2023.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Some people may also experience sensitivity to light, poor appetite, and the appearance of small, red spots inside the mouth.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2025
Four days after the 5-year-old cat became sick, another cat had watery eyes and discharge, increased breathing and decreased appetite, though these resolved four days later.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
From Neapolitan-style pies with Mexican flavors to New York slices loaded with oxtails, chefs are reshaping pizza to represent their cultures and our collective appetite for creative new approaches.
February 20, 2025
An eager crowd gathered to celebrate Hapa Pizza’s opening in 2023.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetite
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Eating enough protein at breakfast or any meal can help control your hunger and reduce your overall calorie intake.5 High-protein breakfast options include eggs, Greek yogurt, whole grains like oats, and high-protein waffles or pancakes.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Across our nation, supporters not only celebrate the program, but help secure funding, while raising awareness of senior hunger, food insecurities, and malnutrition among our elderly.—
Wendy Coschignano-Ford,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2025
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That greater success stems in part from the fact that by engaging the same receptors stimulated by fentanyl and other illicit opioids, buprenorphine (and methadone) can greatly blunt cravings and withdrawal symptoms.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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The main difference between physical hunger and emotional eating is that emotional eating starts in the brain and includes sudden onset feelings of anxiety or sadness, specific cravings, not feeling satisfied even when full, and feelings of guilt after eating.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2025
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Feel free to use your favorite peppers, and increase or decrease the heat according to your liking.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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All are eager to rearrange the party more to their ideological liking, though their views of how to fix what went wrong are often diametrically opposed.—
Shane Goldmacher,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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This sort of implicit address to the work’s spectators, and to their unquenchable thirst for more, also crops up in some of the photographer’s graver pictures.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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After 14 days isolated below, Collins died of thirst, hunger and hypothermia.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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In the place of the stomach was an enormous red cavity held open by sticks in the shape of a cross.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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The steel coils offer plenty of firmness, great for supporting stomach sleepers and keeping their spines aligned.—
Jaylyn Pruitt,
Health,
21 Feb. 2025
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Same with any desire for more speed and playmaking.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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In its ruling, the court said that Mr. Kimura, who was unemployed, had tried to kill the prime minister out of a desire to gain public attention.—
Martin Fackler,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Coterie, the biannual advanced contemporary and contemporary show, featured a new curation of global labels from the likes of South Korea, Africa, Italy, Southeast Asia, Latin America and more.—
Thomas Waller,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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In that vein, Snow White is being played by Rachel Zegler, who has dazzled audiences with her singing and dancing in recent years in the likes of West Side Story and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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The unexpected uptick in inflation could dampen some of the business enthusiasm that arose after Trump's election on promises to reduce regulation and cut taxes.—
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The enthusiasm was palpable among the rest of the pitchers in camp on Wednesday.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Appetite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetite. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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