Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a voracious manner; with greedy appetite; ravenously; rapaciously.
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- adverb in a
voracious manner
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- adverb in an eagerly voracious manner
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Examples
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But he read voraciously, subscribed to progressive magazines such as the Nation and the New Republic, and followed the national conversations involving theology and public affairs; my brother, Lester, also a minister, later became a signer of the Humanist Manifesto, an influential document that made a moral case for racial tolerance, internationalism, and an end to poverty.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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But he read voraciously, subscribed to progressive magazines such as the Nation and the New Republic, and followed the national conversations involving theology and public affairs; my brother, Lester, also a minister, later became a signer of the Humanist Manifesto, an influential document that made a moral case for racial tolerance, internationalism, and an end to poverty.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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But he read voraciously, subscribed to progressive magazines such as the Nation and the New Republic, and followed the national conversations involving theology and public affairs; my brother, Lester, also a minister, later became a signer of the Humanist Manifesto, an influential document that made a moral case for racial tolerance, internationalism, and an end to poverty.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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• Read voraciously the words of people who don't always reflect our point of view
Karma Kitaj: What Legacy Do You Want to Build in 2012? Karma Kitaj 2012
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• Read voraciously the words of people who don't always reflect our point of view
Karma Kitaj: What Legacy Do You Want to Build in 2012? Karma Kitaj 2012
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As if to underline the point that the smile itself, a fleeting phenomenon in time, inherently resists static portrayal, in 1972 Claude Picasso asked Andy why he collected cookie jars so voraciously.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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Seriously, bluegills are voraciously little buggers.
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And if there is any truth to the widely-covered, though not, I note, by The Guardian, MI6 prediction of an unstoppable wave of homegrown suicide bombers, I imagine present day ciffers will need to cling even more voraciously to their anonymity when airing their Pollyanna views of how the world should be run.
George Bush: no escaping torture charges | Katherine Gallagher 2011
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Seriously, bluegills are voraciously little buggers.
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He started reading voraciously after that, applied himself, focused, improved his grades, got himself on track.
An Interview With Author Steven R. Boyett « A Working Title 2009
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