as in mercenary
having or marked by interest in material possessions as opposed to intellectual or spiritual things
His essay criticises the materialistic culture of today's world.
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Recent Examples of materialistic
From a purely materialistic point of view, becoming a parent means transitioning into an existence crammed with a mind-boggling amount of stuff—stuff to acquire, assemble and incorporate into your (increasingly hectic) daily routine.
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Darryn King, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Here’s a radical thought: Maybe their ruthlessly materialistic older brother, Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), will take a cue from Piper and embrace a new way to live.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Shadow: Fear, resistant to change, unstable, materialistic.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The production by the late director Michael Cavanagh, which comes courtesy of San Francisco Opera, is indeed materialistic.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Darryn King, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Here’s a radical thought: Maybe their ruthlessly materialistic older brother, Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), will take a cue from Piper and embrace a new way to live.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Shadow: Fear, resistant to change, unstable, materialistic.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The production by the late director Michael Cavanagh, which comes courtesy of San Francisco Opera, is indeed materialistic.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for materialistic
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When confronting the failures of corporate medicine, reversing the disastrous course of the mercenary business model built on the suffering of Americans requires a revolutionary approach.—
David Marks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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In June 2023, Lukashenko presented himself as a peacemaker for helping to end an armed rebellion against Russian military generals led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary group Wagner.—
Amalia Huot-Marchand,
The Hill,
8 Aug. 2025
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The metrics that matter for survival cut through the noise: annual virgin plastic reduction percentages, microplastic leakage per product unit, and community impact assessments that resist superficial disclosure games.—
Trond Arne Undheim,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This is less of a concern when in smaller more superficial vessels but all the same should be monitored for.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Some people are adamant that the immediate family of a bride or parent-to-be should never host the shower, suggesting that such a move seems self-serving or like a greedy call for gifts.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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These accusations were often contradictory — Jews were cast as both the masterminds of capitalism and the architects of communism — but always with the same underlying theme: Jews as manipulators, greedy and untrustworthy, enriching themselves at others’ expense.—
Avi Weiss,
New York Daily News,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Materialistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialistic. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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