The carefully staged event was meant to whet the appetites of the Japanese public for American beef.
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Appetites
Synonyms for "appetites" (185 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (56)
decisiondeglutitiondemanddesiredeterminationdevouringdevourmentdietingdiningdiscretiondispositiondroughtdrynesseagernesseatingedacityelanemptinessempty stomachenthusiasm
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epicureanismepicurismepulationethical hedonismfancyfeastingfeedingflairfondnessforwardnessfree choicefree willgluttonygobblinggourmandisegrazinggreedgustgustohankeringhedonic calculushedonicshedonismherbivorismherbivorityherbivorousnesshollow hungerhungerhungrinessimpatienceinclinationingestionintentionitchitching
Noun(1 words)
Related words (92)
keen desirekeennessleaninglickinglifelikinglivelinesslonginglovelustluxuriousnessluxurymanducationmaniamasticationmessingmindmunchingnibblingnutrition
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objectiveomnivorismomnivorousnessomophagypantophagypassionpasturepasturingpeckingpenchantpleasurepleasure principlepleasure seekingpleasure-seekingpolydipsiapredilectionpreferenceproclivitypromptnesspropensitypruriencepruriencypsychological hedonismquicknessreadinessregalementrelishrelishingresolutionruminationsavoringsensualismsensualitysensualnesssexual desiresoft spotspiritstomachsweet toothsybaritismtapewormtastetastingtendencythirstthirstinesstorment of tantalusunchastityurgeurgencyvegetarianismvelleityvervevitalityvivacityvolitionvoluptuousnessvoracitywayweaknesswillwill powerwishwolfingyearningzealzestzestfulness
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Sample sentences
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Fontana says people on the low-calorie diet had hearts that looked 15 years younger compared with the control group that did not curb their appetites. But he says simply cutting calories isn't the formula for a healthier heart. It is paying attention to what you eat. "Calorie restriction does not mean eating half a hamburger, half a pack of French fries and half a glass of one of these sugary beverages."
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