as in avarice
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
don't let greed for riches control you
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Recent Examples of greed
Squid Game seems to imply that there is no end to the greed of humanity, no rock bottom to hit—only an bottomless pit.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
As if the greed of pro sports owners is something worth emulating.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 10 July 2025
And to what extent was the tragedy caused or exacerbated by climate change—and by the greed and nihilism of its corporate and political enablers, including Ted Cruz, the climate-change-denying senator from Texas?
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
Fear and greed are often more powerful than formulas.
—Eric Munson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
As if the greed of pro sports owners is something worth emulating.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 10 July 2025
And to what extent was the tragedy caused or exacerbated by climate change—and by the greed and nihilism of its corporate and political enablers, including Ted Cruz, the climate-change-denying senator from Texas?
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
Fear and greed are often more powerful than formulas.
—Eric Munson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
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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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The attempt to convert our publicly owned, protected state habitats into private enterprise is appalling avarice, as well as contempt for the public.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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In recent books, French has borrowed elements of the western genre to explore corporate rapacity in the era of climate change and looked at life in a small Irish village with the ear to both insider and outsider.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Or consider the explorers who left a cold and hungry Europe in search of tropical riches, only to realize that their own rapacity could quickly exhaust the bounty of an island paradise.—
Deborah R. Coen,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2014
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Tablets: Secrets of the Clay by Dunya Mikhail Sue Halpern For the Love of Money Sarah Wynn-Williams’s damning memoir of working at Facebook exposes the predatory cupidity of the company’s executives.—
Rachel Nolan,
The New York Review of Books,
9 May 2025
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Pilgrimage, though couched in spiritual aims, often bordered on sheer cupidity.—
Aatish Taseer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2023
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The character’s defiance, her desire to break free, came more naturally to Lower than the role of Helly’s outie, the privileged Lumon scion Helena Eagan, who takes on more prominence in season two.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Ultimately, Mother Nature is still in charge, and with luxury wines, having less availability often creates more desire from consumers anyway.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Lack of water affects agriculture, as in much of southern Africa, where a drought parched crops and livestock and put 90 million people in danger of acute hunger, according to a United Nations report last month.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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He has been outspoken about the ongoing hunger crisis in Gaza.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
11 Aug. 2025
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The family’s thirst for cash makes questions about conflicts of interest all the more pressing.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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The software provider is seen as being a pure artificial intelligence consultant, which is very important in a market that thirsts for pure AI plays.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2025
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Investors with an appetite for lithium and other battery metals such as nickel and cobalt have been hoping for a recovery since prices started to collapse three years ago, eventually dragging lithium down by 80% and forcing mine closures around the world.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Fever, anxiety, and stomach issues can also reduce appetite and nutrient absorption, worsening cachexia.8 Delirium: Severe confusion or delirium may cause disorientation, difficulty recognizing familiar people or places, or hallucinations.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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