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as in greedy
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
very young children tend to be grabby and often refuse to share
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as in noticeable
likely to attract attention
a tabloid that invariably favors grabby headlines, even for underwhelming stories
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Recent Examples of grabby
And six-piston Brembo front brake calipers endow the V with a firmer and more responsive brake pedal, though its initial bite comes off as a bit too grabby for our tastes.
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Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 13 June 2022
Choosing products with grabby, unusual packaging is another winning strategy.
—Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2020
In certain regen settings, this can make the brakes feel grabby toward the end of a stop, particularly with the M Sport brakes, which have more initial bite and 14.7-inch front rotors instead of 13.7-inchers.
—Dan Edmunds and Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 29 July 2022
The film has a grabby premise, lightly fictionalizing the story of the pre-fame Whitney Houston, here named Beauty (Gracie Marie Bradley).
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
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Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 13 June 2022
Choosing products with grabby, unusual packaging is another winning strategy.
—Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2020
In certain regen settings, this can make the brakes feel grabby toward the end of a stop, particularly with the M Sport brakes, which have more initial bite and 14.7-inch front rotors instead of 13.7-inchers.
—Dan Edmunds and Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 29 July 2022
The film has a grabby premise, lightly fictionalizing the story of the pre-fame Whitney Houston, here named Beauty (Gracie Marie Bradley).
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grabby
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How inflation is impacting America Are greedy companies to blame for grocery inflation?—
Juweek Adolphe,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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Scanty sentences for these greedy big shots do little to deter crooked behavior in the future.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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The difference in how Andrew carries himself now is noticeable, Caroline said.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2025
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For a movie that looks so remarkably good – from the oppressive, classical set design to the astounding lighting work – Ash's (Rook this time around) uncanny comeback was a noticeable exception.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The folks in in Philly can attest and are eager to see what Fangio has in the offing for Sunday’s game against the Rams. 7.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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This unexpected discovery has captured the attention of archaeologists, who are eager to explore its origins and significance.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Bass, who was seated in a prominent position next to First Lady Melania Trump during the fire station briefing, thanked Trump for arriving in the city so soon after his inauguration and countered his claim that the city would slow-walk rebuilding efforts.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk appears to go out of his way to antagonize prominent MAGA figures, but experts suggest this could be beneficial for the movement in the long term as the tech billionaire seeks to impact President Donald Trump's second term.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Statues honoring the late Wagner leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and top commander, Dmitry Utkin, were unveiled in CAR’s capital, Bangui, in December, a Telegram channel linked to the mercenary group reported.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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This includes the aimless storyline of Jun-ho and the mercenary team sailing around trying to find the game island now that Gi-hun’s tracker died.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Are Liverpool really as strong as their commanding lead implies?—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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The role required Kapoor to maintain a commanding physical presence throughout filming.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Dec. 2024
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The condition for the survival of an acquisitive society is twofold.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Dec. 2011
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The synergies that acquisitive CEOs routinely promise often fail to materialize, but in this instance there was never any realistic prospect for synergies.—
Martin Fridson,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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Anything Barcelona can do… Not content seeing their domestic rivals take the limelight, Atletico Madrid launched a late comeback of their own at the Metropolitano, snapping Bayer Leverkusen’s 11-game winning streak with a dramatic 2-1 win.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The current era is a dramatic shift—almost like a changing of the guard.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Grabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grabby. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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