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as in possessive
intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness
a boyfriend who became jealous whenever she paid attention to anyone but him
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as in envious
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
was jealous of his friend's great popularity with the girls
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Recent Examples of jealous
After the crotchety old Tom Christie lands a surprise — and unwelcome — smooch on Claire, Jamie is jealous.
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Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Photograph: Amazon; Getty Images Growing up means being jealous of someone who owns a Dyson vacuum (#adulting).
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Some of Holt’s husbands were extremely wealthy, leading to lavish lifestyles between Los Angeles and New York; Holt at times was jealous of how much easier her daughters’ childhoods were in comparison.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Authorities framed the killings as the work of a jealous and enraged lover who became obsessed with Maria Tran while the two had an affair in the months leading up to the shooting.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Photograph: Amazon; Getty Images Growing up means being jealous of someone who owns a Dyson vacuum (#adulting).
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Some of Holt’s husbands were extremely wealthy, leading to lavish lifestyles between Los Angeles and New York; Holt at times was jealous of how much easier her daughters’ childhoods were in comparison.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Authorities framed the killings as the work of a jealous and enraged lover who became obsessed with Maria Tran while the two had an affair in the months leading up to the shooting.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealous
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Your child is just learning about sharing and taking turns, but may also still be very possessive of their toys, which can lead to meltdowns during play.4 At the same time, your child is starting to learn empathy.Alex Vance, Parents, 31 Oct. 2024
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Saltburn, for all its provocations and eyebrow piercings, grabbed attention not because of the plain existence of a cum-slurpy bathtub scene but because Keoghan delivered the creepy possessive longing necessary to sell it.Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024
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Most slipped back to the four spot and having 88.8 percent of fans landing in the top two spots is still an envious position, but apprehension is simmering.Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 12 July 2024
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Yet, rather than decry their delusion, r/bald’s envious users will remind OP of his luck, tell him how glorious his mane is and send him on his way.Oscar Holland, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Though covetous of certain products, trends surrounding brands are often a flash in the pan, according to Casey Lewis, Gen Z consumer analyst and author of the viral After School newsletter.BYSasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
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All regard Cuba with the covetous memories of former lovers—longing mingled with knowledge of the island’s practical side, its transactionalism.Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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In an environment where workers are increasingly resentful, the study by financial services company Empower finds younger workers expect double the salary of their older peers to be a success.Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Russians became deeply nostalgic for the Soviet Union and resentful of the United States.Maria Snegovaya, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
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Four vulnerabilities in WebKit were fixed in iOS 18.2, allowing memory corruption if you were persuaded to interact with malicious web content.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Jealous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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