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Recent Examples of jealously
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
The extended map, however, will add to its already rich inventory of features some street-specific ones that, for ancient and complicated reasons, have been jealously guarded on thousands of paper maps by the five borough presidents.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
This celestial authority was jealously guarded for almost the entirety of Imperial China.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Rulers, by contrast, tend to jealously guard their dignity.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Space states like Florida and California, for example—home to NASA’s two biggest centers—jealously guard their share of the federal pie.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The unhappy person is one who looks jealously at other plates or is angry that they are served last.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
David Phelan, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The extended map, however, will add to its already rich inventory of features some street-specific ones that, for ancient and complicated reasons, have been jealously guarded on thousands of paper maps by the five borough presidents.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
This celestial authority was jealously guarded for almost the entirety of Imperial China.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Rulers, by contrast, tend to jealously guard their dignity.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Space states like Florida and California, for example—home to NASA’s two biggest centers—jealously guard their share of the federal pie.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The unhappy person is one who looks jealously at other plates or is angry that they are served last.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealously
Adverb
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While the venue gained significant popularity and an enviously cool reputation, it was also plagued by regulatory troubles in recent years.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The union had bitterly opposed Newsom in his race.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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On these bitterly cold winter days, nothing sounds better than defrosting in a sauna.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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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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Those familiar with the case say Hernández’s 2024 conviction was not pulled together hastily − or vindictively − by President Joe Biden's Department of Justice.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
5 Dec. 2025
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Both had asked the judges in their respective cases to throw out the charges on the grounds that they were being vindictively prosecuted.—
Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
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This group have demonstrated themselves capable of doing so against the highest level of opponents, jumping all over Paris Saint-Germain from the opening minutes in the Club World Cup final and ruthlessly dismantling Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in November.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Indy is also up against a formidable adversary in Detective Inspector Jon Creasy (Parkes), who is determined to get to the truth, despite efforts by his colleague Eddie (Gillen), who is ruthlessly intent on clearing his son’s name.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Jealously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealously. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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