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
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Adjective
  • The new film — directed by Gareth Edwards — stars Scarlett Johansson as mercenary Zora Bennett and Jonathan Bailey as paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis as Bennett leads a dangerous expedition to secure the genetic material of the world's three largest dinosaurs.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 5 July 2025
  • Detractors might argue that lo-fi beats was always mercenary music engineered and optimized to hook sad bois with no taste, and good riddance.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The aesthetic industry, once seen as superficial, is evolving into a crucial branch of the broader longevity movement.
    Lara Devgan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Those families tend to be all alike, regardless of the superficial differences among them.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • They weren’t built by the government, but rather by those evil greedy private corporations and individuals who are guilty of the heinous crime of providing millions of Americans with places to live.
    The Editors, National Review, 30 June 2025
  • The backdrop of the Marcos dictatorship shaped her artistic approach, defined by an interest in quotidian experience—including everyday injustices such as gender inequality and the ecological exploitation of the Philippines by greedy conglomerates.
    Hung Duong, Artforum, 18 June 2025

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“Materialistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialistic. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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