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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
The music mogul allegedly appeared jaundiced, his gums were gray, and his hands were shaky from over-consuming alcohol.
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Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Although the category is not inherently unhealthy, many nutritionists take a jaundiced view of American breakfast cereals given the sky-high sugar content of some products, like Lucky Charms and Cap’n Crunch.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 21 May 2025
That film, released on Hulu in 2021, cast a bit of a jaundiced eye on the experiences child actors had in the 1980s.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
But many observers now see that rationale as threadbare and view Alexander and his ilk with a jaundiced eye.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Sep. 2013
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Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Although the category is not inherently unhealthy, many nutritionists take a jaundiced view of American breakfast cereals given the sky-high sugar content of some products, like Lucky Charms and Cap’n Crunch.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 21 May 2025
That film, released on Hulu in 2021, cast a bit of a jaundiced eye on the experiences child actors had in the 1980s.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
But many observers now see that rationale as threadbare and view Alexander and his ilk with a jaundiced eye.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Sep. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaundiced
Adjective
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Apparently, some Eastern Conference teams were jealous.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Some of them may also be jealous or closed-minded.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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For decades, researchers have compared places with higher and lower levels of pollutants and have looked at differences in premature deaths and other negative health outcomes while controlling for other factors that could affect those numbers.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners is now being sued for soliciting complaints about teachers who made negative public comments about Charlie Kirk in the wake of the conservative activist’s death last fall.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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For example, if one aircraft that looks like a civilian plane launches a missile, the enemy might have a reason to believe other civilian aircraft are potentially hostile.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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During the Cold War, administrations authorized CIA operations against hostile regimes engaged in subversion and criminal conduct.—
Timothy M. Herbst,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Jaundiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaundiced. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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