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
Prosecutors have alleged that Mangione wanted to send a message about corporate greed.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
But people can get very emotional about money, experiencing feelings from scarcity and fear to greed, anxiety, shame, and guilt.
—Gabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Who will survive this high-stakes reunion, and who will become a victim of their own greed?
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Befriended by the aged proprietor of a now defunct Greek coast restaurant, the hen becomes an unwitting witness of human misery – greed, migrant trafficking, revenge upon revenge.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
But people can get very emotional about money, experiencing feelings from scarcity and fear to greed, anxiety, shame, and guilt.
—Gabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Who will survive this high-stakes reunion, and who will become a victim of their own greed?
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Befriended by the aged proprietor of a now defunct Greek coast restaurant, the hen becomes an unwitting witness of human misery – greed, migrant trafficking, revenge upon revenge.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
Noun
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Mammon, the lord of avarice and demon god of greed and money.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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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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Dummymandering Another possible problem for either party looking to gain some seats in this process stems from greediness.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
8 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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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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Whether romantically or creatively, passions run high and your heart’s desires demand more of your time and energy.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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These small-scale outfit changes, paired with an intricate and precise lighting design that, at times, bathed the arena in blue light, seemed to reveal Lorde’s desire to bare everything, to be so transparent as to be see through.—
Rachel Seo,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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And the hunger for something like that seems to be out there — look at those Oasis shows.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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And the universal meal system does reduce stigma and hunger, according to a $7 million study the state commissioned from the Nutrition Policy Institute.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Just a really unquenchable thirst.—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Use the upcoming weeks to quench the thirst for fulfillment.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
18 Sep. 2025
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Whereas many comics from outside the United States adapt their sets for English-speaking audiences (or adopt a bilingual model), Redondo is betting big on the growing appetite for Spanish-language comedy in North America and is sticking to his usual act (despite speaking fluent English).—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Side effects included nasal congestion, fever, tiredness, loss of appetite and irritability.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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