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Recent Examples of materialism
The book describes the transition of the fictional Grinch, who had focused on the misunderstanding of materialism but was transformed by love and holiday spirit into a helpful, caring being who became part of the community.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Beverly Keel once published an article in The Tennessean that was a letter asking Santa to help our culture move beyond materialism and consumerism to the deeper meaning of Christmas.
—Clay Stauffer, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2025
Still, some did criticize the woman’s response, accusing her of materialism or entitlement, while mentioning that in general men are less likely to receive gifts upwards of $800 from their partners.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Jeff Manchester might have been a folk hero of the early 2000s, but his story resonates even more today, with wealth inequality and performative materialism higher than ever.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Beverly Keel once published an article in The Tennessean that was a letter asking Santa to help our culture move beyond materialism and consumerism to the deeper meaning of Christmas.
—Clay Stauffer, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2025
Still, some did criticize the woman’s response, accusing her of materialism or entitlement, while mentioning that in general men are less likely to receive gifts upwards of $800 from their partners.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Jeff Manchester might have been a folk hero of the early 2000s, but his story resonates even more today, with wealth inequality and performative materialism higher than ever.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for materialism
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These firms now pay their rainmakers like Wall Street stars and have dropped their courtly scruples for relentless commercialism.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ironically, the film was about the dangers of commercialism, and the director reportedly added a long bedroom scene near the beginning displaying the actress’ nude backside to appease producers’ demands for more flesh.—
Lee Smith,
CNN Money,
28 Dec. 2025
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Many of the qualities required to be a phenomenal investor are present in AI, which can absorb endless data, recognize historical patterns, and operate entirely free of human greed, fear, or fads.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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That small cabal of handlers pulling the strings and feeding his ego, lust for revenge and greed are the real culprits who must be held accountable.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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There’s a touch of possessiveness that comes out when Eloise refers to Sophie as her lady’s maid.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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In the film, Brack’s attraction to Hedda, investment in her material future, and his familiarity with her father are all underlined, and by the end feel like a mounting pressure of desire and possessiveness directed at her.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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In a world where most sports have a shady underbelly and the fixes often are in one way or another, no one is ever going to tell you that boxing of all competitions is an avarice or sticky-fingers-free zone.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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But the damage this episode of Europe-bashing and open colonial avarice has done is real and enduring.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
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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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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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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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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“Materialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialism. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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