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voraciously

1 of 1adverb
/vɔˈreɪʃəsli/
1

in a manner marked by an intense eagerness or greed to consume large quantities of food

  • The puppies ate their meal voraciously, barely stopping to breathe.
  • After the long hike, he devoured his sandwich voraciously.
  • The bear dug into the berries voraciously, fattening up for the cold months.
  • She bit into the apple voraciously, juice running down her chin.
  • They tore into the feast voraciously after the fast had ended.
2

in a way that shows an intense desire for acquiring knowledge, information, or experience

  • He read voraciously about ancient civilizations throughout his teens.
  • She voraciously absorbed every article on astronomy she could find.
  • The student researched the topic voraciously in preparation for the debate.
  • They listened voraciously to podcasts on politics and science.
  • He had always approached learning new languages voraciously.
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