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
Charting his meteoric rise and ultimate fall which led to him serving 22 months in prison, the book provides a first-hand account of the greed and consequential moral implications of America’s financial sector.
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Erica Marrison, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Despite conditions that resemble a dictator’s reelection, unions have been winning a larger percentage of union certification elections — 79% in 2024 — as workers increasingly see the need for protections from corporate greed and callousness.
—Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors said the killings were motivated by greed, pointing to a multimillion-dollar inheritance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors argued the brothers acted out of greed, resorting to murder to get their multimillion-dollar inheritances before being cut out of their parents’ will.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
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Erica Marrison, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Despite conditions that resemble a dictator’s reelection, unions have been winning a larger percentage of union certification elections — 79% in 2024 — as workers increasingly see the need for protections from corporate greed and callousness.
—Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors said the killings were motivated by greed, pointing to a multimillion-dollar inheritance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors argued the brothers acted out of greed, resorting to murder to get their multimillion-dollar inheritances before being cut out of their parents’ will.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
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The public's reaction to his killing has highlighted the avarice and inequality that many Americans believe is at the root of the country's health care system, Axios' Ivana Saric writes.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
11 Dec. 2024
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In this coming era—during which fear, corruption, and avarice will stand in prominence—gentleness, morality, and reason must be cherished in whatever form they can be found.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 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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Being honest, open and direct is key — don’t be afraid to express your heart’s desires.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Several voiced a desire for neighborhood checkpoints staffed by the National Guard, which are currently in place to protect Pacific Palisades.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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By voting, supporters not only champion their favorite couples but also fuel real-world solutions to hunger and environmental degradation.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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Bakeries and food kitchens have shut down, hunger is widespread and children have suffered malnourishment, the U.N. says.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
5 May 2025
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Better to be parched with thirst, better to pray for pain, pain, and more pain, than to feel empty, and to feel so without truly feeling at all.—
Peter Nguyen,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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But with that life comes the eternal dark thirst, too.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Danger Within The biggest threat that Rogoff sees to the dollar’s future is the lack of appetite to reverse the growth in US debt.—
Kevin Coldiron,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Smith said the skin can undergo further harm, as many are often undernourished thanks to the decrease in appetite from the drugs.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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