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
Stolen Kingdom aims to pull back the curtain on a subculture where nostalgia and greed collide.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
What Irwin knows is that greed is good.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Kouri Richins was sentenced in a case that stunned observers with its mix of alleged greed, deception and deeply personal fallout.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Paranoia, greed, and suspicion among the squad follow, fracturing their loyalty and soon eroding any remaining trust.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
What Irwin knows is that greed is good.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Kouri Richins was sentenced in a case that stunned observers with its mix of alleged greed, deception and deeply personal fallout.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Paranoia, greed, and suspicion among the squad follow, fracturing their loyalty and soon eroding any remaining trust.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for greed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
Noun
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These morality tales, focusing on figures like Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, make an implicit claim that individual avarice somehow explains the excesses of an entire era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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The novel used all these tensions to propel a study of greed, avarice, and racial divisions between the haves and have nots, leading to McCoy getting his comeuppance.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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People in the comments shared in the woman’s frustration, agreeing that her mother's greediness needs to be addressed.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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When kids didn’t withdraw, it was sometimes seen as greediness.—
Mary Frances Ruskell,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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The French—and, later, Anglo (Wilde, Beardsley, Rossetti)—attitude, mannered and morbid, was perhaps too Old World, at odds with our cheerful, Protestant rapacity.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Unlike the specialized literary magazine and its informal cousin, the literary blog, the general-interest newspaper has a kind of noble rapacity, an encyclopedic ambition to wrap its arms around the whole of the world.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many critics of such wanton cosmic acquisitiveness balk at the idea of scarcely regulated private-sector lunar strip-mining.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Following too closely in its protagonist’s footsteps, The Queen of Versailles presents only two options — tough but spiritually fulfilling material deprivation or unconstrained acquisitiveness.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Most accounts of the era blame greed—a new ethic of cupidity that displaced whatever youthful idealism remained from the 1960s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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The stories of corporate cupidity and stupidity are perhaps more relevant now with technology discrupting markets.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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This sentiment aligns with Aries' desire to win in all areas of life.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Marketers, in particular, have boatloads of insight into the diverse desires and habits of target audiences.—
Alex Cooper,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Simple fasting from food can be ruined — rendered not pleasing to Allah — if spoiled by telling lies, slander, denouncing someone behind his back, swearing a false oath, greed or covetousness.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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The 28-year-old takes responsibility, and her competitive hunger drives her.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The diversity of hormone function, from milk to mood, hunger to height, does not occur through the action of any single part of our anatomy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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