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Recent Examples of envious Which is to say, Gunn is in the envious position of having plenty of different approaches to look at and figure out what worked, what didn’t work, and how to cherrypick the best perspectives and approaches and influences to create something new and yet honoring the legacy of what came before. Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Other American allies must be impressed and envious. David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025 As their terrestrial cousins emerge onto land and risk desiccation, the axolotl remains in its aquatic stronghold, equipped with both juvenile features and regenerative powers that would make most vertebrates envious. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 On Tuesday, April 29, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum, 48, used social media to show off a closet (and a pair of shoes) that could make even Carrie Bradshaw envious. Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for envious
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jealous
Adjective
  • Alison’s jealous panic is quickly revealed to be based on a misunderstanding.
    Charlie Tyson, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
  • This doesn’t sit well with Mia’s very jealous ex-boyfriend Connor (Aramis Knight, oozing villainy as if to the Karate Kid manor born), who gives Li a black eye with a vicious sucker punch.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025

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“Envious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envious. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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