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
Building out that platform and benefiting as more teams are plugged into it has meant Leonsis and MSE have stayed acquisitive.
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Ian Thomas, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Retail e-commerce penetration had surged during the pandemic, which brought a rush of acquisitive capital into the space.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Cybersecurity providers are becoming more acquisitive, with some looking to offer a full platform of products to customers that are seeking to save money by reducing vendors.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
The competitive battle for smaller players continued into the early 1960s until antitrust laws curtailed the acquisitive sprees.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Ian Thomas, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Retail e-commerce penetration had surged during the pandemic, which brought a rush of acquisitive capital into the space.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Cybersecurity providers are becoming more acquisitive, with some looking to offer a full platform of products to customers that are seeking to save money by reducing vendors.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
The competitive battle for smaller players continued into the early 1960s until antitrust laws curtailed the acquisitive sprees.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for acquisitive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquisitive
Adjective
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Because even in a world of monsters, ghouls, and greedy jerks, the good guys still prevail.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Both love rich, moist soil and neither one is greedy with space in the garden.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Governments have turned to the Kremlin’s private mercenary army, the Africa Corps — formerly known as the Wagner Group — for protection.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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The protagonist’s diabolical plot is fuelled by an unmanageable tangle of emotions, including raging jealousy, mercenary self-interest, and resentment of Eileen’s professional and intellectual accomplishments, which sparks shame at her own cosseted frivolity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Now, stepping in Kansas City is shifting to a younger crowd that is eager to learn how to do the dance and continue on the legacy.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fadaka-Soetan was one of the eager Lil Yachty fans that followed people onto the field and managed to get close to the stage alongside her friend, Brent.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What Netanyahu wants is not this peace deal or avaricious annexations, but to stay in power.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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But is better than the alternative of admitting to an avaricious Moscow that Ukraine must accept some kind of defeat.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
3 Aug. 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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“Acquisitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquisitive. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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