ravenousness

noun

Definition of ravenousnessnext
as in rapacity

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  1. rapacity
  2. voracity
  3. stomach
  4. hunger
  5. malnutrition
  6. starvation
Noun
  • 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
  • Adjacent to the Gold Room was the Bravo Bazaar, a mall of real commercial rapacity.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Definition of rapacity
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
Definition of voracity
Noun
  • Beckham Hotel Collection Queen Bed Pillows, $42 with coupon $80 $42 at Amazon Designed to support side, stomach, and back sleepers, the pillows have plush down alternative filling with cooling gel that’s ideal for hot sleeper.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Salmonella can cause fever, sometimes bloody diarrhea, stomach pains, nausea and vomiting.
    Rudy Chinchilla, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of stomach
Noun
  • The younger Blanchard says her hunger for family bonding pre-dates her incarceration.
    Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Perseverance is also key; hunger may be challenging at first.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of hunger
Noun
  • This area of the DRC is highly fragile from a health perspective, with 40 percent of residents suffering from malnutrition, and access to medical care being difficult for many, with medicines in short supply.
    Marta Musso, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Nearly 19,000 children have been hospitalized for acute malnutrition in the past four months alone.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of malnutrition
Noun
  • Many of the babies born in the Magdalene Laundries, died from starvation, from the cold and from neglect.
    Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The kitten was in rough shape, with an eye infection, a head wound, and obvious signs of starvation.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of starvation
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