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
Jupiter showers her in materialistic clothes and jewelry, but Semele persists by pressing for answers.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
But this framing backfired by coming across as legalistic and materialistic.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 26 June 2025
Shifts from an agrarian community culture to materialistic urban industry left their mark.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2025
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.
—Darryn King, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
But this framing backfired by coming across as legalistic and materialistic.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 26 June 2025
Shifts from an agrarian community culture to materialistic urban industry left their mark.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2025
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.
—Darryn King, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for materialistic
Adjective
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The relevance of The Lord is impossible to ignore, especially in the character of a British journalist, who is extremely detached and mercenary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Both sides need mercenaries to survive and this box provides a campaign framework for running a mercenary company willing to die for that almighty C-Bill.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Strong applications are not built on superficial prestige or last-minute resume padding.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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See, this is the problem with our superficial Instagram culture.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Suddenly, Mickey is offering him a chance to play the main stage, which sets Sam’s greedier instincts into overdrive.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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But his greedy schemes and her desire to keep her dog immortal led to the downfall of her once-thriving business and turned her into a woman on the run.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Materialistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialistic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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