nonmaterialistic

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Recent Examples of nonmaterialistic His dad was a jack-of-all-trades, contentedly nonmaterialistic. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmaterialistic
Adjective
  • For those who are dominantly altruistic in nature, it’s often rooted in harmony, or contributing to something larger than themselves, such as social work or community building.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • An altruistic gesture representing true solidarity, or a PR move by a savvy actor?
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • All our receivers have been unselfish and battle each other.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Their opener against Young Boys was a fine example of the kind of goals made possible by unselfish off-ball running.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Or, head over to Dutchman’s Seafood, aka The Dutchie, for generous filets of local sole and Skuna Bay salmon with views of Morro Rock.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Curved walls, brass accents, and floor-to-ceiling windows frame a generous living space—complete with a dining table that arcs like a ship’s keel and a cocktail-ready bar that glows at night.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But his favorite thing about Barkley is his selfless nature, where winning no matter his role takes precedent.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In the days since his death, Simoncic’s colleagues and friends have shared stories about his quick wit and selfless nature, which ultimately led him to a career in law enforcement.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Such a magnanimous move might even help his father’s chances of getting Mayor Wu’s approval to build a new soccer stadium for the New England Revolution in Everett.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • That led him to take a magnanimous position, even if that was not his intent.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Swift danced her way through 149 sets in 22 countries and thanked her crew with munificent bonuses totaling $197 million.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The white middle class absconded to the suburbs in droves, seriously depleting a once munificent tax base.
    Evan Kindley, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2023
Adjective
  • The area is a vast, rural, mountainous tract of forests with a political ethos that resembles Texas more than Los Angeles, San Francisco, the state capital of Sacramento, and other liberal Democratic environs.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The comments section of the New York Times, once the natural home of blithe, unexamined liberal Zionism, now abounds with people calling for a total suspension of military aid and diplomatic cover.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Frassati, another young Italian man known for his charitable heart who died at the age of 24 from polio and lived in the early 1900s, is also being canonized on Sept 7 at a ceremony at the Vatican.
    Lauren Costantino September 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Through charitable games, Lackey said the department has raised more than $100,000 to support firefighters and their families.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Nonmaterialistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmaterialistic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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