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Recent Examples of enviously
While the venue gained significant popularity and an enviously cool reputation, it was also plagued by regulatory troubles in recent years.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enviously
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And Oura Ring owners may have looked jealously at Samsung Galaxy Ring wearers, whose smart ring charges in a case with a battery built in.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The extended map, however, will add to its already rich inventory of features some street-specific ones that, for ancient and complicated reasons, have been jealously guarded on thousands of paper maps by the five borough presidents.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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In a blowup argument, Ethan resentfully calls James’ privilege a deficiency that prevents him from understanding more difficult lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Another cold front bringing bitterly cold temperatures is expected to hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area this weekend, and temperatures could plunge into the teens Saturday morning with a potential for wind chill in the single-digits, according to Prater.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2026
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After a winter storm covered the commonwealth in snow and ice, much of Kentucky will face bitterly cold temperatures throughout the week, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Louisville.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Jan. 2026
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The camera then switches from the chaos of the puppy, to the kitten—who is sitting in a relaxed position, blinking slowly, and staring almost disdainfully at the wriggling puppy.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bella, in her podcast conversation with Trinny Woodall, recalled that once, at a village post office, a shop assistant disdainfully called her a hippie.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Those familiar with the case say Hernández’s 2024 conviction was not pulled together hastily − or vindictively − by President Joe Biden's Department of Justice.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
5 Dec. 2025
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Both had asked the judges in their respective cases to throw out the charges on the grounds that they were being vindictively prosecuted.—
Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Not obnoxiously hipster, but cool and sophisticated.—
Tom Morris,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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Cackles, even, as the obnoxiously loud guy sitting behind me barked throughout the show.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Enviously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enviously. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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