jealously

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Recent Examples of jealously 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
  • 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
  • The federal government shutdown enters its 21st day – headed toward its fourth week – as Democrats and Republicans remain bitterly divided over how to resolve rising health care costs.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Taylor makes a persuasive case for how artists can grow, if incrementally and maybe bitterly, amid so much numbing digital noise.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • That doesn't mean judges can't provide oversight of prosecutors, but that's only supposed to occur when there are claims that a prosecutor was pursuing cases discriminatorily or vindictively.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The leaker typically disagrees with these changes and, unfortunately, chooses to lash out in the false hope of reversing them—or even worse, vindictively trying to sabotage their organization's leadership.
    Troy Batterberry, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Much of this year’s online discourse has grown particularly toxic, as many WNBA fans ruthlessly tear down players in the name of their faves, with many of these players experiencing a torrent of online and verbal abuse.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Marty Supreme stars Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a ping pong player in the 1950s who ruthlessly pursues table tennis greatness.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Jealously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealously. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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