as in greedy
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
an avaricious scheme to con the elderly couple out of thousands of dollars
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Recent Examples of avaricious
Harlan has an avaricious family, each member of which has something to gain from his death.
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
What Netanyahu wants is not this peace deal or avaricious annexations, but to stay in power.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
But is better than the alternative of admitting to an avaricious Moscow that Ukraine must accept some kind of defeat.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Passed in 1967 in response to an avaricious motel owner, the beach bill, as it is referred to colloquially, established that all shoreline up to 16 feet above the low-tide mark would be accessible to the public, regardless of who owns the adjacent property.
—Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2025
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
What Netanyahu wants is not this peace deal or avaricious annexations, but to stay in power.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
But is better than the alternative of admitting to an avaricious Moscow that Ukraine must accept some kind of defeat.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Passed in 1967 in response to an avaricious motel owner, the beach bill, as it is referred to colloquially, established that all shoreline up to 16 feet above the low-tide mark would be accessible to the public, regardless of who owns the adjacent property.
—Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avaricious
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The main culprit for labor’s shrinking share of the economic pie is government policy, not greedy corporations.—
Scott Lincicome,
Washington Post,
11 May 2026
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Summers in Florida would not be so hot if lawmakers were not so greedy; developers not so persistent; if land and wildlife weren’t paved for roads, parking lots and housing developments.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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The plot is based around a routine jury site visit that turns deadly when a mercenary kill team led by Hewitt (Adkins) storms the location in search of a secret ledger detailing citywide corruption.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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The recent series of events—none of which, on their face, are as dramatic as an armed uprising of mercenary fighters—has created a sense that the political system is at once tightly controlled and utterly rudderless.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Sometimes there’s an English language barrier, but everyone is patient and eager to make your stay memorable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Joelle D'Alencar, the owner of the business, is eager to help new customers feel comfortable.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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All this acquisitive activity has turned the majority of physicians into employees rather than independent operators.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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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.—
Chase Jordan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Avaricious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avaricious. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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