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as in possessive
intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness
a boyfriend who became jealous whenever she paid attention to anyone but him
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as in envious
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
was jealous of his friend's great popularity with the girls
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Recent Examples of jealous
But irking jealous opposing coaches with a little tampering is one thing.
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Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Reports indicate that the woman’s boyfriend was jealous of her connection with Barron.
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Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2026
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.
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Meghan O’Gieblyn,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
The Hurricanes went 12-1, flattening opponents by applying the kind of smooth, inevitable pressure that would make a Zamboni driver jealous.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for jealous
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Reports indicate that the woman’s boyfriend was jealous of her connection with Barron.
—
Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2026
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
The Hurricanes went 12-1, flattening opponents by applying the kind of smooth, inevitable pressure that would make a Zamboni driver jealous.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for jealous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealous
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But needy, possessive Nikki smothers Bear, and what plays out is a horrifying tale of obsessive love gone wrong — sour, curdled and violent.
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Before too long, however, the romantic spell Nikki is under turns into possessive, obsessive and eventually, deadly behavior, which quickly spirals out of control.
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Scar is secretive, strategic and envious of his brother Mufasa.
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Based on my conversations with more than 20 people in the community, some view them as good economic opportunities and are envious of those whose grazing lands were selected for lease.
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Starring Elordi and Barry Keoghan, Fennell’s dark comedy about class resentment and covetous destruction was sold on the promise of erotic excess.
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For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.
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But there have been many groups in music history where the woman becomes the face of the group and the guys get resentful.
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Meanwhile, Tom’s rebellious teenaged son, Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick), has fallen in with a delinquent crowd out of sheer boredom, resentful that he’s never been allowed to leave the island.
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He was charged with arson, malicious destruction by means of a fire and timber set aflame.
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Johnson said the bill was meant to curtail malicious records requests, which do happen, where a citizen goes after copious amounts of records just to be a jerk and cost the government time and money.
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“Jealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealous. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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