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Recent Examples of materialism
Pop culture in the era found kids whose values did not align with the growing corporatization and materialism governing America's mainstream stage diving during punk shows at art houses and VFW halls.
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
Competition for money might promote ideas about materialism, conflict, or even violence that won't be appropriate for all kids.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 27 Nov. 2024
An increasing number of us value experiences over materialism, seeking out new destinations instead of the latest hair dryer in a reverse of the Keeping up with the Joneses mentality.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Nov. 2024
Yamaguchi’s spirituality and renunciation of materialism still found its way into his artistic practice.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
Competition for money might promote ideas about materialism, conflict, or even violence that won't be appropriate for all kids.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 27 Nov. 2024
An increasing number of us value experiences over materialism, seeking out new destinations instead of the latest hair dryer in a reverse of the Keeping up with the Joneses mentality.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Nov. 2024
Yamaguchi’s spirituality and renunciation of materialism still found its way into his artistic practice.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for materialism
Noun
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These factions would seem to be holiday rivals of a sort, like people who can’t get enough of all Christmas and the camp bemoaning its commercialism.—
Colin Fleming,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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This is an age of television contracts and commercialism and Musiala, less an outstanding player more a uniquely special one, is invaluable within that context.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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That same passion for justice has inspired her to write novels and screenplays about women with strong moral compasses who fight for what’s right against corporate greed, right-wing environmental forces, unjust legal prosecutions, and toxic masculinity.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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This story of greed is the lightest of Albert’s three stories.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2025
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The public's reaction to his killing has highlighted the avarice and inequality that many Americans believe is at the root of the country's health care system, Axios' Ivana Saric writes.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
11 Dec. 2024
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In this coming era—during which fear, corruption, and avarice will stand in prominence—gentleness, morality, and reason must be cherished in whatever form they can be found.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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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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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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“Materialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialism. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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