as in greed
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
the bank official's embezzlement was motivated by pure avarice
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Recent Examples of avarice
Certainly there’s a long and distinguished tradition of associating Jewish arrivistes with entrepreneurialism, avarice, and clannishness.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Advertisement For years, Khan condemned graft and personal avarice.
—Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Mammon, the lord of avarice and demon god of greed and money.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Parts of its past are marred by injustice, avarice and bigotry.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Advertisement For years, Khan condemned graft and personal avarice.
—Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Mammon, the lord of avarice and demon god of greed and money.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Parts of its past are marred by injustice, avarice and bigotry.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avarice
greed
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Dea Coschignano, Wheat Ridge Troy Renck’s column in this Thursday’s Denver Post said it best, regarding the great NBA greed factor.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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Orbán wasn’t taken down by liberal democratic ideals but by his own excessive greed.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Avarice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avarice. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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