as in greedy
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
an avaricious scheme to con the elderly couple out of thousands of dollars
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Recent Examples of avaricious
Harlan has an avaricious family, each member of which has something to gain from his death.
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
What Netanyahu wants is not this peace deal or avaricious annexations, but to stay in power.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
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
Passed in 1967 in response to an avaricious motel owner, the beach bill, as it is referred to colloquially, established that all shoreline up to 16 feet above the low-tide mark would be accessible to the public, regardless of who owns the adjacent property.
—Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2025
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
What Netanyahu wants is not this peace deal or avaricious annexations, but to stay in power.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
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
Passed in 1967 in response to an avaricious motel owner, the beach bill, as it is referred to colloquially, established that all shoreline up to 16 feet above the low-tide mark would be accessible to the public, regardless of who owns the adjacent property.
—Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avaricious
Adjective
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The Democratic Party was being greedy.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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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
Adjective
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At the center is Russia’s Africa Corps, formerly Wagner Group — a mercenary network that has propped up President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s government since 2018.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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With his gregarious nature and hard-drinking demeanor, Lobo is an intimidating extraterrestrial mercenary and bounty hunter, but his origin story is brutal, even by those standards.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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The arch spans 78 feet and rises 65 feet high, drawing hikers eager to experience one of the region’s most striking landmarks.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Even the president’s son is eager to find true love.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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All this acquisitive activity has turned the majority of physicians into employees rather than independent operators.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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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.—
Chase Jordan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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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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“Avaricious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avaricious. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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