1
as in greedy
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
very young children tend to be grabby and often refuse to share
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as in noticeable
likely to attract attention
a tabloid that invariably favors grabby headlines, even for underwhelming stories
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Recent Examples of grabby
But since people are more likely to see grabby social media ads, the risks are frequently left out.
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Hannah Jackson, ELLE, 8 Dec. 2022
In certain regen settings, this can make the brakes feel grabby toward the end of a stop, particularly with the M Sport brakes, which have more initial bite and 14.7-inch front rotors instead of 13.7-inchers.
—Dan Edmunds and Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 29 July 2022
The film has a grabby premise, lightly fictionalizing the story of the pre-fame Whitney Houston, here named Beauty (Gracie Marie Bradley).
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
Fully vaccinated is also grabby in a way that up to date is not.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 June 2022
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Hannah Jackson, ELLE, 8 Dec. 2022
In certain regen settings, this can make the brakes feel grabby toward the end of a stop, particularly with the M Sport brakes, which have more initial bite and 14.7-inch front rotors instead of 13.7-inchers.
—Dan Edmunds and Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 29 July 2022
The film has a grabby premise, lightly fictionalizing the story of the pre-fame Whitney Houston, here named Beauty (Gracie Marie Bradley).
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
Fully vaccinated is also grabby in a way that up to date is not.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grabby
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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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Based on the study’s results, Tucker’s team believes that survivors of severe trauma may see noticeable changes in their biological systems’ baseline levels.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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Former President Joe Biden, started his White House term at the same age, and showed noticeable signs of slowing down during his time in the role.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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In addition, stubbornly high interest rates are prompting institutional investors to offload their holdings in these prime spaces, while luxury companies are eager to take advantage of once-in-a-generation opportunities, and lock in properties for the long term.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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And Trump has been eager to expand the tech industry’s US footprint and cement America as a leader in artificial intelligence.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Among them was the explanation that Wuhan – the Chinese city where the virus first began spreading – is home to a prominent virology lab.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Greer served as chief of staff to then-trade representative Robert Lighthizer during the first Trump administration, giving him a front row seat and a prominent role in negotiations with China on tariffs and an eventual trade agreement.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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And how to be optimally developmental and transactional in an increasingly mercenary environment.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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The prominent credit-card swiper offers 15 minutes for the high price of $15, and the show follows up on the Gemstones’ mercenary shamelessness later when someone working the telethon phone bank asks for a donor’s routing number.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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Since launching his campaign in March, Cuomo has taken a commanding lead in the polls and siphoned some of Adams’s old political coalition.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Big Cat still holds a commanding lead in career earnings at $120,999,166.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Like other acquisitive companies, the integration of technology was sub-optimal.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Infinite Reality, which is building a headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was founded in 2019 and has been acquisitive in recent months, buying companies such as the Drone Racing League, Landvault and virtual reality retail brand Obsess.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2025
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The coup marked a dramatic political backslide in a country that had been moving toward democracy for the past decade, and triggered widespread unrest.—
Emily Fishbein, Hpan Ja Brang,
The Dial,
17 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy got the job done in a dramatic playoff over Justin Rose after a topsy-turvy final round that featured plenty of ups and downs.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Grabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grabby. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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