as in avarice
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
don't let greed for riches control you
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Recent Examples of greed
This is a win-win for anti-Americanism and its greed.
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Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
But this remains a polling no-brainer for lawmakers, who are tired of being seen as self-serving greed monsters.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Many of the qualities required to be a phenomenal investor are present in AI, which can absorb endless data, recognize historical patterns, and operate entirely free of human greed, fear, or fads.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Unlike similar shows that tackle worlds of money and power, such as Billions and Succession, Industry has made music its surprising heartbeat, using cultural references to emphasize overarching themes of greed, corruption, and relentless ambition.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2026
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Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
But this remains a polling no-brainer for lawmakers, who are tired of being seen as self-serving greed monsters.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Many of the qualities required to be a phenomenal investor are present in AI, which can absorb endless data, recognize historical patterns, and operate entirely free of human greed, fear, or fads.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Unlike similar shows that tackle worlds of money and power, such as Billions and Succession, Industry has made music its surprising heartbeat, using cultural references to emphasize overarching themes of greed, corruption, and relentless ambition.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
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In a world where most sports have a shady underbelly and the fixes often are in one way or another, no one is ever going to tell you that boxing of all competitions is an avarice or sticky-fingers-free zone.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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But the damage this episode of Europe-bashing and open colonial avarice has done is real and enduring.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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People in the comments shared in the woman’s frustration, agreeing that her mother's greediness needs to be addressed.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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When kids didn’t withdraw, it was sometimes seen as greediness.—
Mary Frances Ruskell,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Unlike the specialized literary magazine and its informal cousin, the literary blog, the general-interest newspaper has a kind of noble rapacity, an encyclopedic ambition to wrap its arms around the whole of the world.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s entire doctrine is naked rapacity, from Venezuela to hijacking the Kennedy Center to hideously remaking the White House in his own gaudy image.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Following too closely in its protagonist’s footsteps, The Queen of Versailles presents only two options — tough but spiritually fulfilling material deprivation or unconstrained acquisitiveness.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Whether through invasion, subversion, or transaction, the stories of new conquests are always lit by moments of deviltry, cupidity, violence, and farce.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Wynn-Williams’s damning memoir of working at Facebook exposes the predatory cupidity of the company’s executives.—
Rachel Nolan,
The New York Review of Books,
9 May 2025
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The desire for attention and air of rebellion?—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
14 Mar. 2026
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Their departures illustrate just how complicated the entire roster equation is, and perhaps how availability could outweigh the desire for name-power in future configurations.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Simple fasting from food can be ruined — rendered not pleasing to Allah — if spoiled by telling lies, slander, denouncing someone behind his back, swearing a false oath, greed or covetousness.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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The poor, especially the poor in the West, aren't dying of hunger and starvation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The global numbers of food-insecure people could reach levels that were last seen at the start of the war in Ukraine, which triggered a cost of living crisis and saw global hunger reach record levels with 349 million people impacted, the WFP added.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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