commercialistic

adjective

Definition of commercialisticnext
as in materialistic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercialistic
  1. materialistic
  2. avaricious
  3. mercenary
  4. acquisitive
  5. eager
  6. desirous
  7. surface
  8. grasping
Adjective
  • Those impossible beauty standards, the constant self-doubt, unhealthy coping mechanisms, and materialistic desires are some of the other examples of what people say goodbye to in their thirties.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • In his view, the fact that routine materialistic calculations make such an outcome unlikely is unimportant, because divine providence will bring it about.
    — Akbar Ganji, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
Definition of materialistic
Adjective
  • This nation state, my home, is built on a quagmire of lies sold to the young as truths; sold to the insecure as truths; sold by the avaricious, the power-hungry, the conceited, the overwhelmingly white and male.
    — Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Pearce plays Van Buren as hungry and avaricious even in his kinder moments, a man of immense wealth whose primary desire is to own more and more.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of avaricious
Adjective
  • The Serpent Society, a brutal mercenary group led by Giancarlo Esposito's Sidewinder, already weaponized the metal.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Along the way, Captain America battles villains like Giancarlo Esposito's mercenary killer Sidewinder and Samuel Sterns, a role Tim Blake Nelson reprises for the first time since 2008's The Incredible Hulk.
    — Tommy McArdle, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Definition of mercenary
Adjective
  • Wiseman’s documentaries won’t ever earn blockbuster money or inspire franchises, the mark of success in the film world, and there’s no merch to purchase or brand sponsorship tickling the acquisitive part of your brain.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Federation rivals ITV Studios and Fremantle are both rumored to be on the block, while Banijay remains acquisitive and newer players like North Road are part of this evolving conversation.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of acquisitive
Adjective
  • Canada is also the largest foreign supplier of steel, aluminum and uranium to the U.S. and has 34 critical minerals and metals that the Pentagon is eager for and investing for national security.
    — Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Businesses weren’t hiring as much, folks weren’t as eager to quit and those without jobs were staying on the sidelines for longer.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of eager
Adjective
  • These are people like me, whose hearts could fit in my chest, whose eyes could fit in my eye sockets, who were desirous of a lover’s touch.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The event is free and open to all who are working for and/or desirous of justice and peace.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of desirous
Adjective
  • Storms are the most common cause of lightning, but lightning strikes have been observed in volcanic eruptions, surface nuclear detonations and during heavy snowstorms even.
    — Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2024
  • When values fail to align, problems surface, even in organizations committed to developing leaders through coaching.
    — Mitch Mitchell, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of surface
Adjective
  • The imperial Presidency: Designs on Greenland, promises to take back the Panama Canal, threats of tariffs on countries ranging from Colombia to Taiwan—how did a President who once pledged isolationism become so grasping?
    — Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Multiplied across numerous markets in every state, the LIHTC fuels more and more grasping for cash instead of reductions to make housing easier to create.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of grasping
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