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Recent Examples of jealously
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.
—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
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
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
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 trial has dragged on for six years in a case that has bitterly divided the Israeli public.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The eight men at the center of this book shared the common experience of being born before the Civil War, when this country was bitterly divided over slavery.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 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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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
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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
Adverb
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Instead of The Expanse’s sprawling epic of humanity’s journey to the stars, The Captive’s War sees humans brought under the thumb of a ruthlessly controlling alien empire and struggling to resist, build lives and maybe even find a way to win.—
Sarah Lewin Frasier,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Apollo program was centrally planned and ruthlessly methodical.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Jealously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealously. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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