as in greedy
having a huge appetite
my edacious dining companion could always be counted on to order the largest—and often most expensive—item on the menu
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Yearning for physical perfection—encouraged by a greedy beauty culture intent on feeding it—is a debilitating waste of energy.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
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In 1545, Spanish colonizers greedy for precious metals established a mining town named Potosí in current-day Bolivia, more than 13,000 feet high, at the foot of a mountain that was rumored to be made of silver.—
Tim Vernimmen,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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While Scherzinger’s ravenous performance provides a great part of this revival’s adrenaline, the show is also jolted into new life by the collision of the spartan Lloydiverse with all the plush and purple of Lloyd Webber’s score.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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By comparing Chandra's observations with the JWST's measurements of hydrogen ionization, the researchers found that galaxies with the most ravenous black holes show the lowest star formation rates.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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China’s cockroach farms are already addressing this issue, feeding vast quantities of organic waste to billions of voracious insects.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Indeed, the voracious nature of its acquisitions has been what has gotten it into trouble repeatedly with the Justice Department.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Edacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edacious. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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