1
as in eager
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
stared at the array of jewels with an avid glint in his eye
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2
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
an avid baseball card collector
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Recent Examples of avid
Harris, 51, is an avid cocktail enthusiast while Burtka, 49, has been in sobriety for eight years.
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Emily Rella, People.com, 6 May 2025
Godwin's daughter, Brenda Joiner, describes her father as an avid fisherman, who was humble and beloved.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 4 May 2025
The avid hiker recovered from the ordeal after three days in the hospital and decided to join their search team.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Records show the current owner is hotelier, real estate investor, and avid polo player Philip Mactaggart, who operates Resident Hotels throughout the United Kingdom as part of Mactaggart Family & Partners.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2025
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Emily Rella, People.com, 6 May 2025
Godwin's daughter, Brenda Joiner, describes her father as an avid fisherman, who was humble and beloved.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 4 May 2025
The avid hiker recovered from the ordeal after three days in the hospital and decided to join their search team.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Records show the current owner is hotelier, real estate investor, and avid polo player Philip Mactaggart, who operates Resident Hotels throughout the United Kingdom as part of Mactaggart Family & Partners.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avid
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But unlike in the cases of Depp or Simpson, eager trial watchers will have to rely on courtroom sketches and reporter dispatches from inside, as cameras have been shut out of the proceedings.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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With deep pockets and thousands of eager worshippers hanging on their every word each Sunday, what does their church garb look like?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Asked about plans for a parade, Army spokesman Steve Warren said Thursday that no final decisions have been made. Col. Dave Butler, another Army spokesman, added that the Army is excited about the plans for its anniversary.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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And for toddlers who aren’t always amendable to sitting down at the dinner table, anything that might help them get excited about mealtimes is going to be a win for parents, too.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
2 May 2025
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As with an apparently solid house, the foundations start to shift, the roof leaks, and greedy neighbors start to encroach on the grounds.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Your ex friends are greedy and deserve to not have you all at their wedding.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Once the team saw concrete productivity improvements, skepticism shifted to enthusiastic adoption.—
Vivek Vishal,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Millay, an assiduous reader and enthusiastic quoter of poetry, was surely familiar with their work.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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And how to be optimally developmental and transactional in an increasingly mercenary environment.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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The prominent credit-card swiper offers 15 minutes for the high price of $15, and the show follows up on the Gemstones’ mercenary shamelessness later when someone working the telethon phone bank asks for a donor’s routing number.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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Elon Musk, who was one of President Donald Trump's most ardent supporters in the lead-up to his election victory, did not donate any money toward his inauguration, a Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing shows.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some political observers hope that Trump single-handedly inflicting deep financial pain on the world might break the spell among his most ardent supporters.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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The comedy-drama follows a Gen Z content creator who returns to her ancestral home seeking viral material, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost while dealing with avaricious relatives.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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This nation state, my home, is built on a quagmire of lies sold to the young as truths; sold to the insecure as truths; sold by the avaricious, the power-hungry, the conceited, the overwhelmingly white and male.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Banerji talked up the success of The Shadow Strays and Hunger, the latter of which hit No. 1 worldwide, but also was keen to stress the company’s firsts for the region, notably producing Outside, the first Filipino zombie movie that was released in 2024.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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From an investment standpoint, the Mavericks head coach has been keen on football for some time.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Avid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avid. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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