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Recent Examples of jealously
His new films taps into the mood in his native Russia in 2022 with a twist-laden tale of privilege, betrayal, jealously, primordial survival instinct and compromise in a Russian provincial city.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
Somewhere, Archie is seething with jealously.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Our humanities departments must contend, often jealously, for the same small corps of students willing to major in English or classics or religion and forgo the certainty of a lucrative first job.
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Dan Chiasson,
The New York Review of Books,
22 Apr. 2026
Moscow might present itself as the home of a great civilization, but its authority has been seized from elsewhere (notably Kyiv) and remains jealously guarded.
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Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
To these critics, the pitfalls of feminist politics—that jealously guarded privileges of race and class keep women from uniting in the interests of their gender—are neatly symbolized in Stanton’s story.
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Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
The Founders did not anticipate that lawmakers, instead of jealously guarding their legislative authority, would prefer to leave the president holding the bag in case military action turns out to be unpopular.
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Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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.
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David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
This celestial authority was jealously guarded for almost the entirety of Imperial China.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
Somewhere, Archie is seething with jealously.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Our humanities departments must contend, often jealously, for the same small corps of students willing to major in English or classics or religion and forgo the certainty of a lucrative first job.
—
Dan Chiasson,
The New York Review of Books,
22 Apr. 2026
Moscow might present itself as the home of a great civilization, but its authority has been seized from elsewhere (notably Kyiv) and remains jealously guarded.
—
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
To these critics, the pitfalls of feminist politics—that jealously guarded privileges of race and class keep women from uniting in the interests of their gender—are neatly symbolized in Stanton’s story.
—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
The Founders did not anticipate that lawmakers, instead of jealously guarding their legislative authority, would prefer to leave the president holding the bag in case military action turns out to be unpopular.
—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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
This celestial authority was jealously guarded for almost the entirety of Imperial China.
—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealously
Adverb
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But what is a resort collection, or cruise as it’s sometimes called, other than an enviously Instagrammable trip?
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To put that further into context, Wrexham looked up enviously at all three for a decade from non-League until winning promotion in 2023.
Adverb
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With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
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And the organization’s internal splinter groups, the Soviet-leaning Weatherman Underground and the Maoist-leaning Progressive Labor faction fought each other bitterly.
Adverb
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Pacino had to leap and, eventually, resentfully, stand on a chair to spray-paint over the bank’s cameras.
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In a blowup argument, Ethan resentfully calls James’ privilege a deficiency that prevents him from understanding more difficult lives.
Adverb
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The sponsors are vindictively threatening to punish the people of Colorado for daring to vote and act democratically.
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This is important work, and the information will help political opponents targeted in the future argue that they are being vindictively prosecuted.
Adverb
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Underdog sides have generally attempted to build up methodically with the ball, but any lapses of concentration have been ruthlessly punished by attackers who press hard and counter-attack quickly.
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Leaders must immediately audit burn rate, freeze nonessential spend, tighten inventory cycles and reforecast ruthlessly.
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“Jealously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealously. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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