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
There’s a lot of dour… There’s a lot of greed.
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Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2025
Ahead of its biggest ever World Cup tournament, FIFA has been accused of greed on an industrial scale, gouging the pockets of supporters who are the lifeblood of the game.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
This unfolded during Dead Man’s Wire‘s narrow, pivotal preparation period, thereby infusing the filmmaking process — since Kiritsis’ bizarre actions similarly resonated with the era’s growing unrest around corporate greed and social inequality.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
The real battle here is in turning ourselves away from the lure of bigotry and greed.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for greed
Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2025
Ahead of its biggest ever World Cup tournament, FIFA has been accused of greed on an industrial scale, gouging the pockets of supporters who are the lifeblood of the game.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
This unfolded during Dead Man’s Wire‘s narrow, pivotal preparation period, thereby infusing the filmmaking process — since Kiritsis’ bizarre actions similarly resonated with the era’s growing unrest around corporate greed and social inequality.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
The real battle here is in turning ourselves away from the lure of bigotry and greed.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for greed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
Noun
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Certainly there’s a long and distinguished tradition of associating Jewish arrivistes with entrepreneurialism, avarice, and clannishness.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement For years, Khan condemned graft and personal avarice.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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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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Adjacent to the Gold Room was the Bravo Bazaar, a mall of real commercial rapacity.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2023
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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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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 trend captures a kind of affordable opulence, a desire to evoke the elegance of wealth without its cost.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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His decision to make the move to college was in large part driven by a desire to test himself.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Children go to bed early to avoid the pang of hunger; parents choose between filling a prescription and buying groceries.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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His brands, including Juicy Fruit and Spearmint, promoted gum as a way to calm nerves, curb hunger and stay focused.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The loss of fluids and electrolytes can cause lightheadedness, excessive thirst, and muscle cramps.—
Pamela Assid Woughter,
Verywell Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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That factors out to more than $11 million per year to slake a terrestrial data center’s thirst.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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