1
as in eager
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
stared at the array of jewels with an avid glint in his eye
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2
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
an avid baseball card collector
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Recent Examples of avid
Castle has proven an avid student, breaking it out early and often this year.
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John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The owners are also avid art collectors, and the home includes an installation from Spanish sculptor Nacho Carbonell, as well as works from Rashid Johnson, Wade Guyton, Jonas Wood, Elizabeth Neel, Naudline Pierre, and more.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Turns out the 2,000-yard rusher and Super Bowl champ is an avid golfer, who wants nothing more than to break 80 for the first time before NFL training camp comes calling in late July.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
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John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The owners are also avid art collectors, and the home includes an installation from Spanish sculptor Nacho Carbonell, as well as works from Rashid Johnson, Wade Guyton, Jonas Wood, Elizabeth Neel, Naudline Pierre, and more.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Turns out the 2,000-yard rusher and Super Bowl champ is an avid golfer, who wants nothing more than to break 80 for the first time before NFL training camp comes calling in late July.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avid
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Still, companies are eager to force folding screens into more types of devices, with the tech already expanding from phones to PCs and monitors.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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Canada is also the largest foreign supplier of steel, aluminum and uranium to the U.S. and has 34 critical minerals and metals that the Pentagon is eager for and investing for national security.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Create awesome emails that make your dream customers excited to open, ready to buy.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The prospect of an electric AMG supercar is something worth getting excited about.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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When Sue becomes greedy with her time, exceeding seven days on the outside, Elisabeth suffers the consequences, and things take a dark and twisted turn.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Forget the greedy streamers: leave the job of filmmaking to people who care, to people like Corbet and Eisenberg, Fargeat and Zilbalodis.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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The crypto space had reason to be enthusiastic following the election of President Trump, who largely embraced the sector.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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At two years of age, Jiggs, a persistent and enthusiastic deer runner, was banished from the pack.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Neither Evil Steve Jobs nor his mercenary lackey are given much of a motor and oppressive presence.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Since invading Ukraine, Putin has regularly invoked old arguments about Russia’s imperial role in the world, yet his references amount to a mercenary patchwork.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In just a month, the Trump administration’s assault on the federal workforce has managed to push even an ardent reformer like Jones to surrender.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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For over a century, every global crisis has sparked a debate in the United States between two classical schools of geopolitical thought, pitting idealists, ardent supporters of foreign intervention, against realists, who mistrust lofty crusades.—
Neil MacFarquhar,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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This nation state, my home, is built on a quagmire of lies sold to the young as truths; sold to the insecure as truths; sold by the avaricious, the power-hungry, the conceited, the overwhelmingly white and male.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Pearce plays Van Buren as hungry and avaricious even in his kinder moments, a man of immense wealth whose primary desire is to own more and more.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Rosanna Fiedler, founder of the one-year-old brand Wyld Box Jewelry, creates adornments with the artistry of a sculptor and the vision of a keen vintage jewelry connoisseur.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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As a keen music lover, Lowson decided to sing for the residents using the nursing home's karaoke kit.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Avid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avid. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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