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 greed ignites and alliances crumble, everyone is willing to kill for a chance at the money.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Dea Coschignano, Wheat Ridge Troy Renck’s column in this Thursday’s Denver Post said it best, regarding the great NBA greed factor.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Orbán wasn’t taken down by liberal democratic ideals but by his own excessive greed.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
While holding everyone captive, Park says that humanity is ultimately selfish and that greed is the way to get ahead in the world.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Dea Coschignano, Wheat Ridge Troy Renck’s column in this Thursday’s Denver Post said it best, regarding the great NBA greed factor.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Orbán wasn’t taken down by liberal democratic ideals but by his own excessive greed.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
While holding everyone captive, Park says that humanity is ultimately selfish and that greed is the way to get ahead in the world.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
Noun
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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
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One reason for targeting Ashaal could have been run-of-the-mill avarice.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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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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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
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Trump’s entire doctrine is naked rapacity, from Venezuela to hijacking the Kennedy Center to hideously remaking the White House in his own gaudy image.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 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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Whether through invasion, subversion, or transaction, the stories of new conquests are always lit by moments of deviltry, cupidity, violence, and farce.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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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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Part of it was a desire to stick things out with his teammates.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The team wanted to keep Phillips and even engaged in conversations with Trey Hendrickson, showing the desire for a high-level edge rusher to join Jalyx Hunt and Nolan Smith in the top three.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 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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My life don’t have to be all hunger and silty beans.—
Jesmyn Ward,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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The market will take up to two years to complete, but many along Deerpath know that a fresh food shop coming to the vacant lot also feeds the hunger for community value and respect.—
Steve Pickett,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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