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as in grasping
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
a young rocker who was greedy for fame and riches the greedy exploitation of the land by developers
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as in ravenous
having a huge appetite
he's so greedy you have to carefully watch your plate during dinner, lest he snatch food off it
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as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
he's greedy for new assignments that will really challenge him
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Recent Examples of greedy
What followed over the next several years reads less like a string of morality tales about greedy traders and more like the slow construction of a machine to catch the machines.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2026
At his sentencing in 2024, Bailyn, the prosecutor, described Lorquet as a greedy criminal who fleeced his country at one of its weakest moments in history.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
The Democratic Party was being greedy.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
So perhaps there will be a Season 8, though with two unaired seasons still to come later this year and next, asking for more feels greedy.
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2026
At his sentencing in 2024, Bailyn, the prosecutor, described Lorquet as a greedy criminal who fleeced his country at one of its weakest moments in history.
—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
The Democratic Party was being greedy.
—
Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
So perhaps there will be a Season 8, though with two unaired seasons still to come later this year and next, asking for more feels greedy.
—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greedy
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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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San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.
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The reading drew a ravenous crowd packing the modestly sized Lower East Side storefront so tight that beads of sweat might as well have begun dripping from the walls.
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The 21-year-old was nervous and excited putting on the Lakers’ gold jersey Friday at Chase Center.
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Mauricio Umansky, Richards' estranged husband, is just as excited for the family's new addition.
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Morse, a progressive Republican from Wisconsin and an avid Cold Warrior, had been elected to the Senate from Oregon but left the Republican Party in part because of its failure to denounce Joseph McCarthy and, in 1955, became a Democrat.
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Hiking in particular requires much less guiding and support than cycling and many avid hikers are totally confident on their own.
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But be warned, reservations are a must — BoccaLupo is bustling with hungry diners from open to close.
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Reinventing the aliens' origin story — as nomadic, resource-hungry scavengers — just made sense in the cynical '90s.
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China, the world's top crude importer, has not been particularly enthusiastic about purchasing Iranian oil, despite traditionally being the main buyer of the country's energy.
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None of these kids sits at the top of the Australian rankings, but behind them is a team of enthusiastic parents who formed a non-profit – Red Dirt Australian Rodeo – to raise money for the trip.
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All this acquisitive activity has turned the majority of physicians into employees rather than independent operators.
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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.
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The memory is where the data gets placed and served up to the processor, like a dinner platter holding a gluttonous giant’s feast.
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Here, a gluttonous breakfast feast is served, followed by modern Thai fare for lunch and dinner.
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“Greedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greedy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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