as in desirable
causing envy
The company is in the enviable position of having no real competitors. She has an enviable reputation for honesty.
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Recent Examples of enviable
Their win-at-all-costs mentality is enviable on some level, but at some point some folks start getting tired of their whole act.
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Sochan finds himself in an enviable position.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Imax has been in an enviable position since the great box office reset.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 May 2026
Hadid has been serving up quite a few enviable looks during her time in France this summer.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 May 2026
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Sochan finds himself in an enviable position.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Imax has been in an enviable position since the great box office reset.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 May 2026
Hadid has been serving up quite a few enviable looks during her time in France this summer.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enviable
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For a town that’s been struggling financially for decades, the prospect of highly desirable market-rate housing along the river has led local officials to push hard to keep progress moving.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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But that was mainly because a player of Carpenter’s ilk — aka one of the best in the world — would be highly desirable on the open market.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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But that could change soon as the Bank of Japan has been hiking rates while hotter inflation has lifted Japanese government bond yields, which are now looking more attractive and emerging as an alternative to Treasury bonds.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Bank of America named a host of stocks that the firm said are too attractive to ignore.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Djed Spence has done an admirable job covering Udogie but will be able to focus on challenging Pedro Porro to be first-choice right-back.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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And newsletters do an admirable job servicing communities, which here at Forbes can mean age (Under 30), race (ForbesBLK) or gender (ForbesWomen), as well as job title.—
Randall Lane,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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But on the other hand the club also needed power, and even in a best case scenario Durbin never projected as someone who’d move the needle much in that area.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Then obviously, the Colorado Eagles and the Colorado Avalanche — just two really good teams.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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The temptation to go with Krick’s more pleasant (and somehow more spiritually American) forecast is obviously great.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Walker Buehler has been a pleasant and necessary surprise, even providing the Padres with the occasional quality start.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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“Enviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enviable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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