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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
Jaxon’s mother was in and out of the hospital with liver and kidney problems that were so dire, her jaundiced eyes turned as yellow as a highlighter pen.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 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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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaundiced
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Reports indicate that the woman’s boyfriend was jealous of her connection with Barron.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2026
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Years ago, in the early days of the deep learning revolution, a friend asked whether the whole field of AI research, which is roughly 70 percent male, existed because men were jealous of women’s ability to create life.—
Meghan O’Gieblyn,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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Courage California’s Kao said the negative ads may have reflected poorly on Steyer, whose favorability ratings were nearly 10 percentage points lower than Becerra’s in a final UC Berkeley poll in late May.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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The mother-in-law tends to be very negative, and is known to say unkind things about whoever isn’t present.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Many Christians seek to keep a hostile world at bay by discouraging inquiry and critical thinking, by empowering theological enforcers, and by drawing narrow doctrinal boundaries.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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While some states would be hostile to public university athletes attempts to gain employment recognition, others might be more welcoming.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
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“Jaundiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaundiced. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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