materialistic

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Recent Examples of materialistic 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 Saxon is all about getting off, and Piper is renouncing the materialistic. Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025 In the finale, which aired on HBO on Sunday evening, fans see the other Ratliff siblings find self-realization, whether mildly profound (Saxon unearthed his more spiritual side and at least an inkling of a soul) or materialistic (Piper can’t settle for low thread count or non-organic food). Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025 Saxon is all about getting off, and Piper is renouncing the materialistic. Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for materialistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materialistic
Adjective
  • Any spy or mercenary line of work comes at a massive cost.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 June 2025
  • The two had admittedly a little too much fun making their new action comedy, which follows the lavish wedding of Betsy (Camp) and Ryan (Sam Huntington), which is crashed by a mercenary group that takes everyone hostage.
    EW.com, EW.com, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • By proactively identifying and mitigating potential data pitfalls and by diligently implementing these four key strategies, product strategy teams can transition from having a superficial reliance on data to a deep and comprehensive mastery of it.
    Ramalakshmi Murugan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Yet the superficial script lets the actors and crew members down.
    Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • People often stereotype crypto investors as reckless, young, or greedy.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • To be patient but not to be greedy, Lilian thought now, studying Maureen’s pale eyelids.
    Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025

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“Materialistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialistic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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