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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 47% | 6 | Eager anticipation | |
3 | 35% | 12 | Full of eager desire | |
Eager Desire Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "GREED" which means:
- noun
- • Excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
- • Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) verb
- • To desire in a greedy manner, or to act on such a desire.
An example sentence would be:
- • "His greed for money led him to embezzle funds from the company."
- • "The ceo's greed for power and control knew no bounds."
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New York Times -
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