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
With each installment set in a high-end resort, the next chapter promises more dysfunction among the ultra-rich in yet another enviable vacation destination.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
The boutique hotel offers eight unique guest rooms, an expansive four-bedroom suite, and a rooftop terrace with enviable views—perfect for guests who want to rise above the buzz, especially during a busy football weekend.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Obviously it’s been more prosperous for some than others, and obviously there have been upheavals—Watergate, 9/11, COVID—but nothing that permanently interrupted our historically enviable tranquility.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
And two world No. 1s with a point to prove
Sabalenka is in the enviable position of being world No. 1 but not having a great deal of pressure on her shoulders over the next couple of months.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
The boutique hotel offers eight unique guest rooms, an expansive four-bedroom suite, and a rooftop terrace with enviable views—perfect for guests who want to rise above the buzz, especially during a busy football weekend.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Obviously it’s been more prosperous for some than others, and obviously there have been upheavals—Watergate, 9/11, COVID—but nothing that permanently interrupted our historically enviable tranquility.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
And two world No. 1s with a point to prove
Sabalenka is in the enviable position of being world No. 1 but not having a great deal of pressure on her shoulders over the next couple of months.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enviable
Adjective
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Sometimes, the larvae would chew these body parts into more desirable sizes.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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No major surgery required, but one new face is desirable.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The vast majority of the city’s industrial jobs remained low paying, dangerous, and only attractive to the most desperate Americans until the 1940s.—
Made by History,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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These rooms, and the rest of the interior, have just been professionally repainted using attractive colors.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While the attempt at genre homage is admirable, Until Dawn seems trapped by the tonal demands of these shifts.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2025
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The planned decimation of American space science, coupled with the total dysfunction in our human space program, squanders the admirable U.S. record and accomplishments.—
Louis Friedman,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The forthcoming rain was good news for crews battling a wildfire in central New Jersey that erupted on April 22 and has consumed 12,250 acres.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Most of the week should be pleasant in the Baltimore area, with temperatures hovering in the upper 70s and low 80s before a chance of showers into the weekend.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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On bord, the Norse flight attendants were pleasant and service was frequent.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Enviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enviable. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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