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Recent Examples of voracity
The voracity of everyday life flattens the human landscape and makes people into roles, stripping them of their inner characteristics and personal stories and, therefore, their importance.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
For a long time, Daina was also right about voracity.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
One expression that has emerged as an early fan favorite is his pamburguesa ($16), a convergence of a pambazo sandwich — dipped in red pepper sauce with all the voracity of a Chicago-style Italian beef — and a hamburguesa smashed cheeseburger, with spiced fries on the side.
—Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2022
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
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
For a long time, Daina was also right about voracity.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
One expression that has emerged as an early fan favorite is his pamburguesa ($16), a convergence of a pambazo sandwich — dipped in red pepper sauce with all the voracity of a Chicago-style Italian beef — and a hamburguesa smashed cheeseburger, with spiced fries on the side.
—Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2022
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voracity
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Unlike the specialized literary magazine and its informal cousin, the literary blog, the general-interest newspaper has a kind of noble rapacity, an encyclopedic ambition to wrap its arms around the whole of the world.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s entire doctrine is naked rapacity, from Venezuela to hijacking the Kennedy Center to hideously remaking the White House in his own gaudy image.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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That voraciousness informs her work, her choices, and her understanding of character.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
21 Nov. 2025
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Its voraciousness has threatened native populations of minks, muskrats, and river otters.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Salmonella infections are commonly associated with diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, according to the CDC.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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When ingested, the bacteria can release enzymes that neutralize stomach acids, then from there storm the intestines and can enter the blood.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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That standard is based on the Five Freedoms of animal welfare developed by the Farm Animal Welfare Council, which include freedom from hunger and thirst; from discomfort; from pain, from injury or disease, from fear and distress; and freedom to express normal behavior.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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After the Ground Zero event, the monarch, who prides himself on his environmental advocacy, will head uptown for a meeting in Harlem with a group that promotes urban farming programs for children and young people affected by hunger and food insecurity.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Voracity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voracity. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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