as in greedy
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
acquisitive developers are trying to tear down the historic home and build a shopping mall
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Recent Examples of acquisitive
But throughout his seemingly acquisitive run, Lowry has surely brought innovative art to the institution.
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Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Thanks to Jenner’s hundreds of millions of followers on Instagram, Snapchat, and other social media, Jenner had easy and essentially costless access to an acquisitive demographic.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Like other acquisitive companies, the integration of technology was sub-optimal.
—Peter High, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Infinite Reality, which is building a headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was founded in 2019 and has been acquisitive in recent months, buying companies such as the Drone Racing League, Landvault and virtual reality retail brand Obsess.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Thanks to Jenner’s hundreds of millions of followers on Instagram, Snapchat, and other social media, Jenner had easy and essentially costless access to an acquisitive demographic.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Like other acquisitive companies, the integration of technology was sub-optimal.
—Peter High, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Infinite Reality, which is building a headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was founded in 2019 and has been acquisitive in recent months, buying companies such as the Drone Racing League, Landvault and virtual reality retail brand Obsess.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquisitive
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Though one is a human innovation and the other hails from a distant world, neither would’ve posed a danger had greedy tech barons not released them from the Pandora’s box of scientific progress.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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O’ahu, Maui, Kaua’i and the big island of Hawai’i were all joined by water but divided by greedy men, cunning chiefs and a cycle of endless combat.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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When confronting the failures of corporate medicine, reversing the disastrous course of the mercenary business model built on the suffering of Americans requires a revolutionary approach.—
David Marks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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In June 2023, Lukashenko presented himself as a peacemaker for helping to end an armed rebellion against Russian military generals led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary group Wagner.—
Amalia Huot-Marchand,
The Hill,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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It’s created a new market opportunity for brands eager to peddle protein-forward products to this growing demographic.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
6 Aug. 2025
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After the first four episodes of the show’s new installment were released on Wednesday, Aug. 6, fans were eager to see the singer, 39, in her guest starring role.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The comedy-drama follows a Gen Z content creator who returns to her ancestral home seeking viral material, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost while dealing with avaricious relatives.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 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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This is, in part, correct: Voldemort is extremely covetous of power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Image Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings The sudden appearance of seven mysterious doors across the world draws attention from religious sects, covetous billionaires and everyday people who speculate over what lies on the other side.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Acquisitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisitive. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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