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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.
—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
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?—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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After Adele and her mother had fought, bitterly, about her decision to keep the baby, and then more bitterly about her refusal to find Jamie in Florida and demand child support, Bromley invited her to live with him while things cooled down at home.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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During the Nullification Crisis of 1831–1833, partisan journalists had a major role in framing the issue and were bitterly opposed to one another, especially in South Carolina.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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Pacino had to leap and, eventually, resentfully, stand on a chair to spray-paint over the bank’s cameras.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a blowup argument, Ethan resentfully calls James’ privilege a deficiency that prevents him from understanding more difficult lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adverb
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The sponsors are vindictively threatening to punish the people of Colorado for daring to vote and act democratically.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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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.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Sometimes that means honoring the past; sometimes that means ruthlessly hitting reset with a lively new Bond for our modern times (the game even features tension over AI).—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Tire management has improved dramatically since the opening rounds, while his qualifying performances have become ruthlessly consistent.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Jealously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealously. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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