nonmaterialistic

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Recent Examples of nonmaterialistic His dad was a jack-of-all-trades, contentedly nonmaterialistic. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmaterialistic
Adjective
  • Sometimes, after working in a high-rise in New York City, selling luxury goods to the ultra-rich, people recognize that those same skills could be redirected toward something more altruistic.
    Andi Cross, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Ethan Slater as Boq Woodsman Boq, an altruistic Munchkin student at Shiz University is smitten with Glinda while being the object of Nessarose’s affections.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • But Ogren’s teammates understand the importance of an unselfish leader like her.
    Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
  • Bartelt’s steady leadership and unselfish approach to the game put him among the best.
    Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • The cockpit can be fitted with a solar Starlight Bimini providing generous shade.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Similarly, the Department of Justice has pulled back from policing financial crimes, including those involving cryptocurrency, whose kingpins were among Trump’s most generous donors.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • Morrissey’s framing of the moment was selfless and showed the depth of his desire to be there for Scheifele in his toughest moments.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • That’s the kind of selfless consistency every organization wants but few are willing to commit to.
    Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Something tells me Greg-Gary will be … less magnanimous about the whole thing.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Two years ago, when Barca also won the title there, the club’s euphoric players were chased down the tunnel by magnanimous home fans.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Swift danced her way through 149 sets in 22 countries and thanked her crew with munificent bonuses totaling $197 million.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The white middle class absconded to the suburbs in droves, seriously depleting a once munificent tax base.
    Evan Kindley, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2023
Adjective
  • Republicans have painted their deportation push as a commonsense measure being obstructed by out-of-touch liberal élites siding with bloodthirsty criminals.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
  • Some liberal critics on social media say that Republicans did not seem to take issue when the same slogan — or even more violent rhetoric — was targeted at a Democratic president.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • This includes reviewing charitable structures and preparing for legislative shifts.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • As with at other Chick-fil-A locations, the chain’s charitable giving policy will focus on contributions to nonprofits that work in the areas of education, homelessness and hunger.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 23 May 2025

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“Nonmaterialistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmaterialistic. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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