as in greedy
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
acquisitive developers are trying to tear down the historic home and build a shopping mall
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Recent Examples of acquisitive
Looking back on his 27 years with the bank, Gentry said the timing, loopholes, tax strategies and negotiations that gave the business its acquisitive edge were not because of dumb luck.
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Chase Jordan
april 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Moreover, the streamers that have taken a more acquisitive approach to live sports content are highly selective.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
As Canva reckons with dramatic changes in the market, the design software vendor is getting acquisitive.
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Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
L’Oréal, which was highly acquisitive in 2025, with deals to purchase Kering Beauty, Medik8 and ColorWow, as well as an additional 10 percent stake in Galderma, among other transactions, no doubt will continue enriching its portfolio in the new year.
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Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for acquisitive
Chase Jordan
april 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Moreover, the streamers that have taken a more acquisitive approach to live sports content are highly selective.
—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
As Canva reckons with dramatic changes in the market, the design software vendor is getting acquisitive.
—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
L’Oréal, which was highly acquisitive in 2025, with deals to purchase Kering Beauty, Medik8 and ColorWow, as well as an additional 10 percent stake in Galderma, among other transactions, no doubt will continue enriching its portfolio in the new year.
—
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquisitive
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The Sudanese conflict has conscripted the neighboring countries who are selfishly courting either faction for resources or political standing, as well as greedy, exploitative foreign powers who repeatedly leverage religious and cultural tensions in the region, into the fight for profit.
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Next to him were Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, all left-leaning candidates running on a platform that includes abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and taking on bad landlords and greedy corporations.
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Three years later, Fox commands his dad's mercenary band against Andross.
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The decision was preceded by several decades of fervent debate and disagreement among practitioners; detractors argued that adding the disorder was reckless, if not mercenary.
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Brown, though, is in the prime of his career and no doubt eager to prove the Celtics wrong for trading him after a decade in Boston.
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Up in arms about the way the government has been controlling the food supply, the common folk are eager to test their newfound democratic power.
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Played by a Colman Domingo who is done up to look the most wax figurine of them all in a shellacking of makeup, prosthetics, and colored contacts, Joe is always either giving an avaricious open-mouthed leer or a cold-eyed glare.
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There’s a quasi-heist theme to The Christophers, which revolves around an acclaimed artist (McKellen), who has long since stopped making new work, and his avaricious children (Gunning and Corden) who try to enlist Coel to complete some of their dad’s unfinished paintings.
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Starring Elordi and Barry Keoghan, Fennell’s dark comedy about class resentment and covetous destruction was sold on the promise of erotic excess.
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For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.
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“Acquisitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisitive. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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