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as in mercenary
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
This is a guy who’s greedy and has given into instincts and aspects of the human spirit that are not the most ennobling.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
The human aggressors in Princess Mononoke are greedy and misguided, but are also capable of great empathy.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
When some Southern states’ Jim Crow laws imposed segregation, some greedy companies resisted the rules.
—John Stossel, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
Many of the Bronx’s Jews were not just liberals but leftists, leading rent strikes against greedy landlords.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
The human aggressors in Princess Mononoke are greedy and misguided, but are also capable of great empathy.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
When some Southern states’ Jim Crow laws imposed segregation, some greedy companies resisted the rules.
—John Stossel, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
Many of the Bronx’s Jews were not just liberals but leftists, leading rent strikes against greedy landlords.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greedy
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And how to be optimally developmental and transactional in an increasingly mercenary environment.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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The prominent credit-card swiper offers 15 minutes for the high price of $15, and the show follows up on the Gemstones’ mercenary shamelessness later when someone working the telethon phone bank asks for a donor’s routing number.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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Regardless of their general publisher designation, the ravenous architects of Hungry Minds want to be known beyond the world of reading.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Once everyone had a turn, the tables were opened for ravenous seconds, thirds and fourths, until no crumbs were left behind.—
Simon J. Levien,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Kolache fans headed to Florida's Gulf Coast shouldn't get too excited yet, though.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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His new kick-change has been a nice weapon against lefties and Taillon is excited about the pitch.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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His approach, on and off the pitch, has had a transformative effect and as Palace seek to secure him on a new contract, there have been covetous glances cast in his direction from clubs in the German Bundesliga.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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For a very long time, other nations have been sizing up California with a covetous eye.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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The stark consequences of Mr. Trump’s slashing of U.S. aid are evident in few places as clearly as in Sudan, where a brutal civil war has set off a staggering humanitarian catastrophe and left 25 million people — more than half of the country’s population — acutely hungry.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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When the new version of the Jets arrived in town, local fans were so hungry for an NHL team that tickets to the home opener went for $1,000 or more.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Most people – even the most avid birders and aviculturists – have never seen nor even heard about these Neotropical parrots, and to the best of my knowledge, they are not kept in any zoo collections.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Most avid Springsteen fans would agree that the Hulu film offers the most in-depth look at the man and his process ever recorded.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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Like other acquisitive companies, the integration of technology was sub-optimal.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Infinite Reality, which is building a headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was founded in 2019 and has been acquisitive in recent months, buying companies such as the Drone Racing League, Landvault and virtual reality retail brand Obsess.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Munn calls space flight with Katy Perry, Gayle King gluttonous The 40 best alien movies of all time Who is aboard the ship?—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The only way to deliver meaningful integration for marketers At some point during the gluttonous gobbling of agencies that led to today’s holding companies, that lesson got lost.—
Tim Maleeny,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Greedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greedy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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