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
The track pokes fun at consumerism and a materialistic society constantly seeking the next best thing, a theme that remains relevant nearly 45 years later.
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Will Angie survive without her beloved materialistic items?
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Few of us are immune to this materialistic ethos.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
British actress Rhea Norwood has been cast as Lydia Bennet, the chaotic and materialistic youngest Bennet daughter (and the favorite of Mrs. Bennet).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Will Angie survive without her beloved materialistic items?
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Few of us are immune to this materialistic ethos.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
British actress Rhea Norwood has been cast as Lydia Bennet, the chaotic and materialistic youngest Bennet daughter (and the favorite of Mrs. Bennet).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for materialistic
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The mercenary group for years propped up militant groups and authoritarian regimes in the Sahel in exchange for mineral resources — including huge concessions in Sudan’s gold mining industry.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Reuters reported in April 2019 that Prince had been shopping a plan to topple the Maduro regime using mercenary soldiers.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Camacho’s sister, who placed the 911 call, had also been injured, suffering superficial cuts and bleeding from her mouth, officials said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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This is not the time for superficial love.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
2 Nov. 2025
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To be clear, most of the blame for this climate crisis goes to the greedy fossil fuel executives and big agriculture executives, their greenwashing PR firms, and the politicians in their pockets.—
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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But Septime Webre’s choreography is supposed to have the air of wild and sometimes frenzied social dancing, of Charlestons and Fox Trots and Black Bottoms, of indulging the glorious excesses of the 1920s before the greedier side of the American Dream comes crashing down a few years later.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Materialistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialistic. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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