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
As if this weren’t enough for one day, Venus will clash with Pluto retrograde, sparking everything from greed and power struggles to jealousy and insecurities.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
By the time Trump met Kim for a second summit in Hanoi, Trump’s attention had drifted from North Korea, and both men’s greed for a quick deal derailed their fragile progress.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Former President Joe Biden’s administration and its Democratic Party support structure, for instance, tried to deflect criticism over persistent, high inflation by arguing that the problem was really corporate greed pushing up prices.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Crashes, bubbles, greed, fear—it’s all been done before.
—David Materazzi, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
By the time Trump met Kim for a second summit in Hanoi, Trump’s attention had drifted from North Korea, and both men’s greed for a quick deal derailed their fragile progress.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Former President Joe Biden’s administration and its Democratic Party support structure, for instance, tried to deflect criticism over persistent, high inflation by arguing that the problem was really corporate greed pushing up prices.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Crashes, bubbles, greed, fear—it’s all been done before.
—David Materazzi, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
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It is said that greed and avarice are the oldest human sins.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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This was not the only time Steel tried to cast Mia as motivated by avarice.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
2 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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Advertisement Norris said law enforcement did not know if there was a connection between Roley's desire to become a firefighter at one point and the shooting.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Despite a desire for growth, one thing that will not change is the name of the market, which honors Zelazko’s mother and father-in-law.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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The hunger for dialogue, mentorship, and community was evident at every turn—from packed panel discussions to spontaneous debates between generations of image-makers.—
Daniel Rodríguez Gordillo,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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Nearly one third of the 1.3 million people in Dallas-Fort Worth who face hunger are children.—
Paris Goodman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2025
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California’s existing groundwater infrastructure may fail to quench the state’s thirst in an increasingly arid future, even as officials celebrate widespread conservation achievements, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) warned on Tuesday.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
24 June 2025
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And for a nightcap, guests have not one, but two bar options to quench their thirst for spirits and top shelf drinks.—
Karla Pope,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2025
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The flavors are perfect for high-fiber mocktails that activate GLP-1, the hormone that controls appetite.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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These market participants have a higher risk appetite and embrace alternative financial instruments.—
Cleve Mesidor,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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