greed
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Synonyms
acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, avidness, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greediness, mercenariness, rapaciousness, rapacity
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Rising demand from unwitting consumers, local greed amid a failing economy, weak controls and corrupt law enforcement are driving the Danube River’s last wild sturgeons to the brink of extinction. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: Today: The voter who goes to every candidate’s rallies," 23 Aug. 2019 Even later, as much of the country acquiesced to the greed-is-good eighties and the end-of-history nineties, Esalen clung to its exceptionalist vibe. — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, "Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience," 19 Aug. 2019 Living conditions for captive wildlife run the gamut from sordid to exemplary, just as the reasons for their captivity run the gamut from greed to compassion. — National Geographic, "Is the food appropriate and safely provided?," 31 July 2019 But this is a pure greed play that would seriously impact the quality of the game. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, "18-game NFL season would be a disaster; keep an eye on holdouts," 17 July 2019 These refusals to see the self or others clearly arise from varied motives—at times malice or greed but more often affection and even love. — Laura Kolbe, WSJ, "‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ Review: Wishing and Waiting," 12 July 2019 And because this is an imperfect world, filled with greed and violence, even the blinding high-noon dazzle of those snow-white Salt Flats can’t drive out the shadows and the ghosts and the darkness at the heart of the story. — Mark Mahaney, Smithsonian, "Danny Thompson’s Blazing Nitromethane-Fueled Pursuit of Racing Glory," 10 July 2019 How to Be the Enemy of Excess The greatest battle in which Lagarde takes part, however, is against the greed that has tarnished capitalism. — Maureen Dowd, Town & Country, "Christine Lagarde on Why Women Will Save the Global Economy," 8 May 2019 But Theo, played with cool, offhand chauvinism by Eddie Kaye Thomas, is quickly distracted by greed when a series of smitten male boarders who witnessed the undergarment indiscretion arrive to rent a room in the Maske home. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Steve Martin’s ‘Underpants’ is frilly fun at Old Globe," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'greed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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