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
There was some blowback to Walmart’s announcement, with some of President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters accusing the company of greed and using tariffs as an excuse.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
That move was derided as an example of the N.F.L.’s bottomless greed and willingness to abandon fans and their city in search of more money.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Trump’s tariffs, low supplies, and greed from AMD’s GPU partners have all been blamed as factors for the price increases.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
The present, however, offers ample proof of a different kind of transformation, powered by laziness and greed.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
That move was derided as an example of the N.F.L.’s bottomless greed and willingness to abandon fans and their city in search of more money.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Trump’s tariffs, low supplies, and greed from AMD’s GPU partners have all been blamed as factors for the price increases.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
The present, however, offers ample proof of a different kind of transformation, powered by laziness and greed.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
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This was not the only time Steel tried to cast Mia as motivated by avarice.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Luther’s reforms changed the church forever, and arguably saved it from collapsing under the weight of its own power and avarice.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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In recent books, French has borrowed elements of the western genre to explore corporate rapacity in the era of climate change and looked at life in a small Irish village with the ear to both insider and outsider.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Or consider the explorers who left a cold and hungry Europe in search of tropical riches, only to realize that their own rapacity could quickly exhaust the bounty of an island paradise.—
Deborah R. Coen,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2014
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Tablets: Secrets of the Clay by Dunya Mikhail Sue Halpern For the Love of Money 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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Pilgrimage, though couched in spiritual aims, often bordered on sheer cupidity.—
Aatish Taseer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2023
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There was no single issue bonding together these early trailblazers other than a desire to offer an alternative view on clubs whose media coverage was largely restricted to the back page of the local newspaper and a rather staid, flimsy matchday programme.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Trump is 78 years old and expresses a desire to bring America back to a golden age of manufacturing before globalism outsourced American jobs and created a reliance on foreign trade.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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But every skimming case consumes hours of staff time — resources that could be used to prevent hunger or eviction.—
Christina Hanson,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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However, as many as hundreds of thousands of others now face a difficult decision: whether to remain in the U.S. — risking detention and deportation — or to voluntarily return to countries plagued by violence, hunger, and human rights abuses.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Here’s a no-frills thirst quencher, appealing to craft beer newbies and veterans alike.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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As explained by Hill's Pet Nutrition, spicy food can be toxic for dogs and can lead to excessive thirst or even vomiting.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Democrats may finally have an appetite for more progressive primary challengers.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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For those whose appetites have been whetted for more, this exhibition at the Autry Museum of the American West, conceived and organized by the Witte Museum in San Antonio, delivers a deep dive into that underreported slice of history.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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