voraciously
Americanadverb
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in great quantities, especially excessively or gluttonously.
Scarlet lily beetles, especially the larvae, feed voraciously on the leaves, buds, flowers, and even the stem of the lily plant.
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in a way that is extremely eager or avid.
She is a scholar's scholar: she reads voraciously and broadly, reasons carefully, and always treats opposing arguments with respect.
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Tech borrowing only kicked off in earnest last fall, when the megacap Big Tech companies known as hyperscalers started to voraciously issue debt.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Gordon has become somewhat of a coordinator, voraciously researching the latest academic literature and frequently emailing authors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Gibbon, no democrat, spent much of his time reading voraciously and carried some English biases and feuds into his writing, but he illuminated Augustus’ strategies in ways that America’s framers found sobering, cautionary and salutary.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
She was a sickly child and used her idle time to read voraciously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024
Within a few weeks, the boy had learned to read voraciously.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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