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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
And six-piston Brembo front brake calipers endow the V with a firmer and more responsive brake pedal, though its initial bite comes off as a bit too grabby for our tastes.
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Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 13 June 2022
Choosing products with grabby, unusual packaging is another winning strategy.
—Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2020
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
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Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 13 June 2022
Choosing products with grabby, unusual packaging is another winning strategy.
—Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2020
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grabby
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His skin, a greedy shade of brown, seems to eat up all the light.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Like Kato and Sunja’s margarita date last week, this is another small moment that moves as much, if not more, than any of the larger emotional gestures in the show — some pleasures are immune to misery’s greedy hands.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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Oppo’s newest flagship phone, the Find X8 Pro, is the first phone in this series to return to the global stage after the last two models remained China-exclusive, and with the return come several noticeable quality of life improvements.Ben Sin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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But while there might have been a noticeable drop in the use of these services, most of us would still rather receive a physical card through the mailbox than a digital one in our inbox.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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As Halloween draws near, excitement builds for children eager to trick-or-treat.Sarah Darby, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Since then, the cut has remained a favorite, and clearly British fans are still eager to buy the composition.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Nearly $1 billion in donations have poured in, much coming from corporations such as Apple and the Total energy group, and prominent French lineages, including the Bettencourt Meyers family of L’Oréal, the Pinaults of Kering, and the Arnaults of LVMH.Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Authorities in Hong Kong sentenced 45 prominent pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for violating a wide-ranging national security law imposed on the area by China.Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The fourth season of Apple TV+’s Slow Horses concludes with a big ol’ reveal: Frank Harkness, the rogue intelligence operative our titular bargain-bin agents have been chasing the whole time, isn’t just the head of a mercenary cabal staffed with men he’s brainwashed since childhood.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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While the case was first opened in 2020, when Google blocked channels that then belonged to Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and oligarch Konstantin Malofeev, it was expanded when YouTube banned further channels after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.David Hodari, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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In District 10, which Mahan represented before becoming mayor, George Casey has defeated incumbent Arjun Batra after jumping out to a commanding lead and winning 57.8% of the vote in his district, according to Friday evening’s vote tally by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Gallego took a commanding early lead over Lake in the initial results.Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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But the dealer’s acquisitive focus often operated as a Midas touch, turning those around him into golden objects.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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The aggregator continues to be acquisitive of other Shopify brands in categories such as health, apparel and consumer electronics, Rabois says.Richard Collings, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Listen to this article The Broncos’ special teams have seen a dramatic turnaround since Sean Payton hired Ben Kotwica before the 2023 season.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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Its dramatic decline comes amid broader concerns over the company’s financial stability, recent privacy breaches, and a leadership shake-up.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Grabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grabby. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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