APPETITES Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

appetites

noun

plural of appetite

as in likings

positive regard for something he has expensive appetites

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Recent Examples of appetites But in the eyes of investors, the robot maker is the more exciting bet, as appetites shift to AI and hardware, and away from e-commerce and internet platforms. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 Sunflower stars are such voracious consumers of sea urchins that the Friday Harbor sea star lab struggles to keep up with their appetites. — John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026 The annual dining crawl features two routes with at least 10 stops, though those with big appetites can choose to do both. — Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Things have changed, and the market has started to punish big tech companies with seemingly endless appetites for more compute. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 July 2026 The data centers’ appetites, however, aren’t fully sated with power alone. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 Snack manufacturers and alcohol producers are facing the prospect of reduced appetites. — Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 Made famous by Jewish-style delis in Richmond, Virginia, to satisfy the appetites of local Navy seamen, the Sailor sandwich is a meat-centric indulgence. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 Capturing that feel is one reason why Netflix and others are testing subscriber appetites for video podcasts from personalities including Brian Williams, the former NBC News and MSNBC anchor. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 July 2026

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Moving On Just as the early days of websites and social media had vanity metrics of page views and likes, the early days of AI had token leaderboards.

— Victor Riparbelli, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Within hours, the post of Stamos in his birthday suit racked up more than 57,000 likes, 16,000 sends, 3,000 comments, and 500 reposts.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

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Fantastic Fest, the most reliably eclectic and unapologetically strange American film festival on the fall calendar, has unveiled a lineup that promises to delight any cinephile whose tastes lie outside the conventional.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
The shift reflects the tastes of a more price-sensitive and discerning Chinese consumer, a Bloomberg columnist noted.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of tastes

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Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026

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