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avid

[av-id] / ˈæv ɪd /


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Billionaire philanthropist Connie Ballmer is an avid NPR listener.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A writer by day and an avid concertgoer by night, I relied for years on Spotify to provide my soundtrack and introduce me to new bands.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

Kempczinski, an avid marathon runner who had joined the company just a few years earlier, hadn’t been part of the late-night socializing of the previous regime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Her father described her as an avid volleyball player, who would always turn up to the sports hall 20 to 25 minutes early.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In this sense, the written word, along with its avid promoters, the Sophists, represented a frightening challenge to the old order.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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