1
as in eager
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
stared at the array of jewels with an avid glint in his eye
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2
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
an avid baseball card collector
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Recent Examples of avid
There is something of a movement among Trump's most avid supporters promoting the idea of a third term, NPR's Tamara Keith tells Up First.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
The groom was an avid violin player, and Kaviani wrote his first musical portrait for that celebration.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2025
Pixel 9a’s New Design Language The first thing that avid Pixel watchers will spot is the lack of the camera bar across the rear.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
An avid bird watcher often found behind her binoculars, Cordelia employs her own unique methods to try to solve the case — all while staff and fellow authorities, including FBI special agent Edwin Park (Randall Park), do their best to keep up.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
The groom was an avid violin player, and Kaviani wrote his first musical portrait for that celebration.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2025
Pixel 9a’s New Design Language The first thing that avid Pixel watchers will spot is the lack of the camera bar across the rear.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
An avid bird watcher often found behind her binoculars, Cordelia employs her own unique methods to try to solve the case — all while staff and fellow authorities, including FBI special agent Edwin Park (Randall Park), do their best to keep up.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avid
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With rising incomes, a booming domestic travel sector and a government eager to improve the country’s tourism infrastructure, India is commanding unprecedented attention from the world’s most prominent hotel brands.—
Ronak D. Desai,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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With big corporations eager to provide visible financial support to the LGBTQ+ community, these celebrations have become bigger, flashier and emblazoned with company logos.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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So, when the opportunity to visit Tanzania arose, I was intrigued and excited to embark on this journey.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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Julianne being available and excited, wanting to come and play in the sandbox; James, similarly.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered Cramer said the market action punished investors who’ve stayed negative, as well as short sellers and hedge funds that got greedy in the past few days.—
Russell Leung,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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There are also a number of Native American legends in which buzzards are portrayed as greedy and deceptive compared with other large birds.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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By 2018, the enthusiastic response led to Girl + Hair’s inclusion in the Target Takeoff Program, which helps up-and-coming brands scale their products to the next level.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the auditorium in the Fertitta Hall basement, the biggest star of all is the eternally youthful, irrepressibly enthusiastic Carroll, 73, hired in January as new coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Bennett Conlin, editor: Former Terps legends Len Elmore and Tom McMillen wanted the program to avoid hiring another mercenary coach, instead bringing in a coach with strong Maryland ties.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2025
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Others have used computer vision with some success in aiding material analysis of pigments and texture; more mercenary applications by museums and collectors include its potential to authenticate works of art.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The United States, the most vocal and ardent opponent of reform, has formally left the WHO, but its pressure no doubt will be felt.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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The project was first fundraised by Critical Role’s ardent fanbase, who shelled out more than $11.3 million on Kickstarter to bring a 10-episode season to life.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
Adjective
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At the time, Jase said his father was keen to return to work.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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She’s been especially keen on animal print, from her leopard tote bag to her zebra Fendi backpack.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Avid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avid. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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