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with resentment or envy towards someone else's achievements, possessions, or advantages
- She glanced jealously at her colleague's new designer bag.
- They jealously followed the influencer's lavish vacation posts.
- He listened jealously as his friend bragged about winning the scholarship.
- The painter looked jealously at his rival's sold-out gallery.
- Fans jealously compared their teams after the championship win.
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in a fiercely protective or possessive manner
- She jealously guards her writing time from interruptions.
- The tribe jealously protected its sacred traditions from outsiders.
- He jealously preserved control over every detail of the project.
- The company jealously guarded its trade secrets.
- They jealously maintained their independence in every decision.
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