as in likings
positive regard for something
he has expensive appetites
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Recent Examples of appetites
The sheer audacity of the recent Louvre heist has whetted us readers’ appetites for heist stories—space heists, all the better!
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Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
Under the hood, the GLE range is broad enough to satisfy a lot of appetites.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
And each guest gets to choose their own adventure, taking the guesswork out of accommodating various food preferences and appetites.
—Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
This continues to suppress risk appetites among active retail traders at least relative to the feverish action of the late summer and early fall.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Test your knowledge of holiday havens and airport appetites in this week's American Culture Quiz.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Boy, how horror appetites change in just three years.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
The burros' appetites for native desert trees are endangering the long-term sustainability of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Although snakeheads have sharp teeth and healthy appetites, electro-shocking of local waters shows healthy populations of native species like largemouth bass.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetites
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This tiny library, which had gardening books, the complete works of Shakespeare, and some 200 handwritten volumes by the likes of Thomas Hardy and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was not meant to be comprehensive.—
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Guest hosts included the likes of Andy Cohen, Scarlett Johansson, Keke Palmer, Amy Poehler, Rogers, and more.—
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If your tastes swing more to the chocolate side of the scale, try these Chocolate Kiss Cookies on Valentine's Day instead.—
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Memphis' 2026 food calendar offers something for all tastes.—
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Their online parlance is punctuated by empty enthusiasms, vicious aspersions, and obvious hypocrisies that rarely matter.—
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“Appetites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetites. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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