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as in grasping
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
a young rocker who was greedy for fame and riches the greedy exploitation of the land by developers
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as in ravenous
having a huge appetite
he's so greedy you have to carefully watch your plate during dinner, lest he snatch food off it
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as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
he's greedy for new assignments that will really challenge him
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Recent Examples of greedy
But his greedy schemes and her desire to keep her dog immortal led to the downfall of her once-thriving business and turned her into a woman on the run.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Women are greedy, untrustworthy, weak and inferior, these influencers say.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Horizen's greedy leadership, then, is thrilled by the arrival of a cutthroat AI (also played by Daniels, this time in a black wig) willing to maximize profits at any cost.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Given the already substantial spend on incoming transfers, suggesting the club needs more, possibly sending its spending past the $500 million mark, seems absurd, almost greedy.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Women are greedy, untrustworthy, weak and inferior, these influencers say.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Horizen's greedy leadership, then, is thrilled by the arrival of a cutthroat AI (also played by Daniels, this time in a black wig) willing to maximize profits at any cost.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Given the already substantial spend on incoming transfers, suggesting the club needs more, possibly sending its spending past the $500 million mark, seems absurd, almost greedy.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greedy
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Engineers still struggle to replicate a grasping human hand, or the hand-eye coordination of a human brain.—
Natan Linder,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The imperial Presidency: Designs on Greenland, promises to take back the Panama Canal, threats of tariffs on countries ranging from Colombia to Taiwan—how did a President who once pledged isolationism become so grasping?—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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The fourpiece — through their 1999 EP known as First Impressions, as well as their 2000 LP, Identity Crisis — had already developed a ravenous local following for their genre fusion of punk and metal that’s most commonly regarded as post-hardcore.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The ravenous larvae create ghastly wounds that can be deadly to livestock and wild animals.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The underground pop of the 2010s used to get so excited about being online, using shrinky-dink artifice to delight in poking fun at a culture that could feel shallow and strange but also organic and endlessly renewable.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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Last year at this time, fans were excited that the 2025 Grammys looked to be a real horse race, with super-divas Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan all destined to compete in the top categories.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
3 Aug. 2025
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This is, in part, correct: Voldemort is extremely covetous of power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Always keep a stash of instant ramyun or late-night snacks; you’re bound to get hungry again later.—
Irene Yoo
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Blue Raiders haven’t made the playoffs since 2013, and the program is hungry to get back in the dance.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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Every autumn, avid leaf-peepers make annual pilgrimages to forests, mountains, and even deserts to view this awesome display on hikes and scenic drives.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Freeman-Branstein, who works full-time as Freddie's manager, has been an avid supporter of his professional baseball career from the beginning.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Building out that platform and benefiting as more teams are plugged into it has meant Leonsis and MSE have stayed acquisitive.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Retail e-commerce penetration had surged during the pandemic, which brought a rush of acquisitive capital into the space.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Check him out in all his gluttonous glory.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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And, of course, the usual gluttonous serving sizes.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Greedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greedy. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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