as in likings
positive regard for something
he has expensive appetites
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Recent Examples of appetites
The Thanksgiving box office feast of 2024 was nothing short of sizzling, proving that the marketplace can expand beyond expectations when the chefs of Hollywood deliver dishes that appeal to varied appetites.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The idea, Disney officials said, is to whet people’s appetites and encourage upgrades to the full bundle.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
People can lose as much as 15% to 25% of their body weight on the drugs, which imitate the hormones that regulate appetites by communicating fullness between the gut and brain when people eat.
—Democrat-Gazette Staffand Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
These places are for political obsessives whose appetites are not satiated by talk radio and Fox News.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2024
That marks him as a potential savior of Rome, the one man who might free the empire from the rapacious appetites of the twin emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger) and the rich Macrinus (Denzel Washington).
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
And, after the murder of George Floyd and the resulting prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement, institutions and individuals alike had accelerated the shift in their appetites.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
This local growth has only whetted appetites for international expansion – which brings us back to a certain guest of honor with a shrewd view of that particular concern.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
White papers, blogs, and web content all provide a means to whet the appetites of buyers, but marketing sales teams should be working in perfect step.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The idea, Disney officials said, is to whet people’s appetites and encourage upgrades to the full bundle.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
People can lose as much as 15% to 25% of their body weight on the drugs, which imitate the hormones that regulate appetites by communicating fullness between the gut and brain when people eat.
—Democrat-Gazette Staffand Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
These places are for political obsessives whose appetites are not satiated by talk radio and Fox News.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2024
That marks him as a potential savior of Rome, the one man who might free the empire from the rapacious appetites of the twin emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger) and the rich Macrinus (Denzel Washington).
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
And, after the murder of George Floyd and the resulting prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement, institutions and individuals alike had accelerated the shift in their appetites.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
This local growth has only whetted appetites for international expansion – which brings us back to a certain guest of honor with a shrewd view of that particular concern.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
White papers, blogs, and web content all provide a means to whet the appetites of buyers, but marketing sales teams should be working in perfect step.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Appetites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetites. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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