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as in jealous
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
took a jaundiced view of his opponent's triumphs on the tennis court
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as in negative
marked by opposition or ill will
environmentalists tend to cast a jaundiced eye on those oversized, gas-guzzling vehicles
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Recent Examples of jaundiced
But in Trump’s second term, federal officials took a more jaundiced view of the group.
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Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Though undeniably popular, social media is regarded now with an increasingly jaundiced eye, as the suits against Meta have proved.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
But the carpet of gold on the roadside is a sign of a jaundiced landscape.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
By contrast, Murtha holds a much more jaundiced view of the NCAA, accusing the organization of deliberately undercutting his request.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Though undeniably popular, social media is regarded now with an increasingly jaundiced eye, as the suits against Meta have proved.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
But the carpet of gold on the roadside is a sign of a jaundiced landscape.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
By contrast, Murtha holds a much more jaundiced view of the NCAA, accusing the organization of deliberately undercutting his request.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jaundiced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaundiced
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In other words, billionaires being jealous of other billionaires.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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In India, classical knowledge was the jealous preserve of the Brahmanic caste.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Republicans can be convinced that negative stories about their candidates are media put-ons, and Democrats are a little envious that their voters haven’t adopted the same attitude of ignore, fight, move on, maybe sue.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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The system features an open architecture that pairs a pure lithium metal negative electrode directly with ambient oxygen drawn from the surrounding atmosphere to act as the positive electrode reactant.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Weiss and Tom Cibrowski were openly hostile from the start.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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The Space Force budget has grown significantly in recent years, and one of its mandates is countering spying and potentially hostile acts by Russian and Chinese spacecraft in these orbits.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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“Jaundiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaundiced. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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