1
as in greed
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
with the avidness of a child in a candy store, scores of holiday shoppers raced to grab the early-bird specials
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as in enthusiasm
urgent desire or interest
he approaches every new challenge in life with the avidness of a man half his age
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avidness
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At trial, prosecutors argued the brothers acted out of greed, eager to secure their parents' multimillion-dollar estate.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025 -
Yes, Christian ska: Sprung from a small subgenre within a narrow musical niche, Five Iron Frenzy are longtime favorites among fans of Christian ska, singing songs filled with indignation about how faith has been used as a cudgel for greed and prejudice.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Institutional enthusiasm for digital assets is rising, and the U.S. regulatory climate has grown friendlier, even as the economics of mining face more pressure from bitcoin’s quadrennial halving.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The market has been buoyed by a strong corporate earnings season and undeterred investor enthusiasm about AI.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s enthusiasm for Russian President Vladimir Putin—and avidity for Russian money—dates back 20 years.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Voltaire’s avidity was, instead, part of the performance of his role as Top French Thinker—a position that might be unofficial but is as sharply defined as the papacy and has been handed on from one intellectual to the next over the centuries.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
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Life on these worlds would have to lurk underground for reasons other than thirst alone because their surface is scarcely shielded by an atmosphere and constantly bombarded with lethal cosmic rays.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
17 Aug. 2025
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Suddenly, a new order takes hold in Pavilion, whose fed-up residents grow increasingly divided between their desire to be treated with dignity and their thirst for revenge.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Both drugs work by mimicking a gut hormone called GLP-1 to suppress appetite and regulate blood sugar.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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That said, the appetite is there—audiences want to come.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Engaged to German fashion designer Pinkus since 2023, Cyrus says her new positive outlook now includes the excitement of wanting to become a mom.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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In retrospect, the high stakes arguably heighten the excitement of seeing how these writers dared and got away with it.—
Trish Bendix
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Avidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avidness. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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