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Recent Examples of envious But now that Lucifer has walked away from Hell and Destruction has doubled down on his decision to leave his realm to itself, Heinberg says, Dream is incredibly envious. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 July 2025 Got to meet Mickey Mantle, which still makes long-time Fox 61 colleague Rich Coppola envious. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025 This included writers like Toni Cade Bambara (who became Morrison’s lifelong friend), Gayl Jones (of whose talent Morrison was envious) and Leon Forrest (legendary Chicago writer and longtime professor at Northwestern). John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025 The defense narrative painted Cassie as emotionally envious of Porter, but many online didn’t buy it — especially after video footage from 2016 surfaced showing Combs violently attacking Cassie in a hotel hallway. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for envious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envious
jealous
Adjective
  • Charlie, a charming student, agrees to help if Avery pretends to be her girlfriend to make an ex jealous.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a curse on Sophie and turns her into a 90-year-old woman.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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