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as in jealous
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
took a jaundiced view of his opponent's triumphs on the tennis court
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as in negative
marked by opposition or ill will
environmentalists tend to cast a jaundiced eye on those oversized, gas-guzzling vehicles
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Recent Examples of jaundiced
This isn’t a rousing story of beating the odds, but one with a jaundiced outlook on life.
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Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
Perhaps more meaningfully, Anderson shares an honor that has historically been associated with students and emerging filmmakers rather than jaundiced pros.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
Republicans, however, have gone from euphoria about the economy under Trump to a very jaundiced view under President Joe Biden.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
None of this invalidates casting a jaundiced eye toward the absurd aspects of award shows, or the idea of trying to get music, pop or TV stars to laugh at themselves.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
Perhaps more meaningfully, Anderson shares an honor that has historically been associated with students and emerging filmmakers rather than jaundiced pros.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
Republicans, however, have gone from euphoria about the economy under Trump to a very jaundiced view under President Joe Biden.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
None of this invalidates casting a jaundiced eye toward the absurd aspects of award shows, or the idea of trying to get music, pop or TV stars to laugh at themselves.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaundiced
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Devin Williams received back-to-back sentences of 25 years to life in prison for the fatal shootings of Maria and Benison Tran, who were shot at near point-blank range after Williams snuck into their Dublin home and confronted them in a fit of jealous rage.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Luckily, Sebastian, another of Sybil’s ex-fiancés, is vacationing at Starling Ranch too, and agrees to act as Sybil’s fake boyfriend to make Jamie jealous.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Kimberly Clausing, a former Treasury Department official in the Biden administration and a UCLA professor of tax law, said the GOP will probably overestimate the revenue from tariffs and ignore the negative economic impact of the duties.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Rubber Leaf had a negative working capital of $12,730,616 as of September 30, 2024.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Oasis endured a hostile split in 2009, after years of headlines related to the Gallagher siblings’ fierce rivalry.Sophie Williams, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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As Assad’s government teetered on the brink of collapse, Hezbollah stepped in decisively to safeguard the regime and prevent the emergence of a new regime in Damascus that would be hostile to the axis.Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Jaundiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaundiced. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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