as in insatiable
incapable of being satisfied
an unslakable yearning to explore the far-off corners of the globe
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Recent Examples of unslakable
There’s desire itself, an unslakable thirst.
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E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2021
But for years, the lake was an afterthought in the state’s unslakable thirst for economic growth.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2022
With so many stuck at home doom-scrolling, there was unslakable need for his brand of musical comedy relief.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
Russia, to which 80% of the country’s booze went, had an unslakable thirst for it.
—The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2021
But for years, the lake was an afterthought in the state’s unslakable thirst for economic growth.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2022
With so many stuck at home doom-scrolling, there was unslakable need for his brand of musical comedy relief.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
Russia, to which 80% of the country’s booze went, had an unslakable thirst for it.
—The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unslakable
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Loading your audio article Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo responded to President-elect Trump’s threat to embargo goods from neighboring countries by blaming violence in her nation on guns imported from the U.S. and America’s insatiable demand for drugs.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
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The Atlanta artist employs his baby voice, repetition, and insatiable thirst for women for a one-minute, 25-second banger.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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All are also played by Banderas and all are equally afflicted with gold fever, an unquenchable desire to find El Dorado and the golden treasures the Incas were rumored to have left behind somewhere in the region.Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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The date may change, but the music biz’s unquenchable thirst for cute, non-threatening boys remains the same.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Given the breakneck speed at which OpenAI is continuing its for-profit conversion, this is a special case with an urgent necessity for action.Alex Heath, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2024
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As Barbie painted the world pink and covered the box office in a whopping $1.4 billion of green, an urgent question emerged and was lobbed at everyone involved: What about a sequel?Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter An avid thrifter struck fashion gold during a lunchtime visit to a thrift store, spending 10 euros ($10) on a mohair sweater that turned out to be worth hundreds.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Beyond the yacht’s elegant exterior (which was designed in-house), the yacht is an avid adventurer.Katia Damborsky, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Probably not, since his inextinguishable smirk appears to be the product of a lot of repressed anger and jealousy.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 June 2024
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During the hottest summer ever measured, humans and animals alike struggle to cope as inextinguishable fires draw closer.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Unslakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unslakable. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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