as in avarice
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
don't let greed for riches control you
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Recent Examples of greed
The depravity of human greed at its most despicable and depraved on full display.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
And what began as a stark satire of greed, exploitation, and economic polarization has largely devolved into a cash-cow franchise like any other.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
Awards Questions of survival vs. greed take hold in the return of ‘Squid Game’
Dec. 17, 2024
Who are the contestants?
Season 1 featured 456 contestants, all of whom wear numbered tracksuits.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Fain’s attacks on corporate greed resonated with Democratic Party leaders as companies cranked profit margins to record highs on the back of cost increases and fiscal stimulus prompted by the pandemic.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
And what began as a stark satire of greed, exploitation, and economic polarization has largely devolved into a cash-cow franchise like any other.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
Awards Questions of survival vs. greed take hold in the return of ‘Squid Game’
Dec. 17, 2024
Who are the contestants?
Season 1 featured 456 contestants, all of whom wear numbered tracksuits.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Fain’s attacks on corporate greed resonated with Democratic Party leaders as companies cranked profit margins to record highs on the back of cost increases and fiscal stimulus prompted by the pandemic.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
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Its third and latest season offers a sharp dissection of how work can become an obsession, the false promises of ethical investing, and the endless cycle of avarice to which stockbrokers (and perhaps the rest of us) belong.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Zoom out: The public's reaction to Thompson's killing has highlighted the avarice and inequality that many Americans believe is at the root of the country's health care system.Ivana Saric, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Or consider the explorers who left a cold and hungry Europe in search of tropical riches, only to realize that their own rapacity could quickly exhaust the bounty of an island paradise.Deborah R. Coen, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
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Adjacent to the Gold Room was the Bravo Bazaar, a mall of real commercial rapacity.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
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Pilgrimage, though couched in spiritual aims, often bordered on sheer cupidity.Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
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To cupidity, and beyond!Kyle Smith, WSJ, 16 June 2022
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What’s certain, however, is that NASA, the commercial space sector, and nations around the globe are fomenting their desires to renew lunar exploration.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Venus in Pisces inspires your heart’s desires, creative endeavors and romantic pursuits with a dreamy, whimsical vibration.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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My prediction is that the Celtics will win back-to-back titles and not have the same hunger to begin next season.James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Humanitarian aid dwindles, prices soar, and hunger tightens its grip.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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From my own observations, the enthusiasm and thirst of procurement professionals to learn and apply innovative practices from procurement was unmatched in 2024.Bruno Gralpois, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Excessive loss of fluids can lead to dehydration and contribute to symptoms like thirst, fatigue, and headache.Rosanna Sutherby, PharmD, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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The White Lotus Season 3 also looks fantastic, with a rather steamy first trailer to whet our appetites.Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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