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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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Generational and ideological battle lines were drawn; perhaps most bitterly, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and aligned super political action committees spent $7 million in this district alone.—
David Daley,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Republican supermajorities in the House and Senate find themselves at a familiar impasse, bitterly divided over which approach to take.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 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
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The regime ruthlessly cracked down on hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who emerged in the streets in late December and early January.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The division of responsibility has left Israel to hunt and kill Iranian leaders ruthlessly, using an intelligence apparatus built up to assassinate with lethal proficiency.—
Greg Miller,
Washington Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Jealously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealously. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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