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as in mercenary
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
a young rocker who was greedy for fame and riches the greedy exploitation of the land by developers
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as in ravenous
having a huge appetite
he's so greedy you have to carefully watch your plate during dinner, lest he snatch food off it
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as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
he's greedy for new assignments that will really challenge him
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Recent Examples of greedy
The 20th-century Yellowstone Dutton Ranch is under siege from a greedy developer (James Bond star Timothy Dalton) and his thugs in the new season.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The family drama comedy follows a Gen Z content creator who returns to her ancestral home for viral content, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost and deal with greedy relatives.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Along that greedy path, he has been sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission three separate times.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
In the movie, the greedy Odell feasts on a purple unicorn steak and his ex-addict son snorts a line of powdered unicorn horn.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The family drama comedy follows a Gen Z content creator who returns to her ancestral home for viral content, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost and deal with greedy relatives.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Along that greedy path, he has been sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission three separate times.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
In the movie, the greedy Odell feasts on a purple unicorn steak and his ex-addict son snorts a line of powdered unicorn horn.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greedy
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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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Vladimir Putin has relied on mercenary and convict soldiers, combined with lavish bonuses for poor Russians who volunteer to try their luck against killer Ukrainian robots on the steppe.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2025
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While Scherzinger’s ravenous performance provides a great part of this revival’s adrenaline, the show is also jolted into new life by the collision of the spartan Lloydiverse with all the plush and purple of Lloyd Webber’s score.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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By comparing Chandra's observations with the JWST's measurements of hydrogen ionization, the researchers found that galaxies with the most ravenous black holes show the lowest star formation rates.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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Julianne being available and excited, wanting to come and play in the sandbox; James, similarly.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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So, when the opportunity to visit Tanzania arose, I was intrigued and excited to embark on this journey.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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For a very long time, other nations have been sizing up California with a covetous eye.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Those include a daffy retriever, a headstrong capybara, a covetous lemur and a mysterious bird, as well as glimpses of more fantastical creatures.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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The Argentine manager told reporters that the Panamanians were hungrier.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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But on the latest installation of Rolling Stone Recommends, the musician taps into the more feral feelings that come with playing competitive card games with friends, the idea of being monstrously hungry on Survivor, and recovering from watching David Lynch’s Twin Peaks.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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After an avid cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run during his morning commute last year, police in New Mexico were at a loss for who could have committed the crime.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Infinite Reality, which is building a headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was founded in 2019 and has been acquisitive in recent months, buying companies such as the Drone Racing League, Landvault and virtual reality retail brand Obsess.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2025
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Fremantle was incredibly acquisitive around three years back but its only big M&A deal in the past year has been Red Planet maker Asacha and Beach House, although these were splashy.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous.—
Tanya Sichynsky,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Another venerable Caribbean Carnival tradition is the breakfast party, which on paper sounds like bona-fide madness: wake up in the middle of the night, go to a nice venue, drink and dance until the sun rises, eat a gluttonous drunken breakfast, then return home to get back in bed and knock out.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Greedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greedy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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