as in desirable
causing envy
The company is in the enviable position of having no real competitors. She has an enviable reputation for honesty.
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Recent Examples of enviable
Crate & Barrel There’s up to 30% in markdowns up for grabs at Crate & Barrel, between some enviable tabletop decor to bigger furniture finds (faux burl, anyone)?
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Despite having an enviable reputation in the consumer SSD market, Samsung is yet to offer a full-fat PCIe 5 M.2 SSD, instead limiting itself to PCIe 5 x2 rather than x4 bandwidth, which means that its new 990 Evo Plus offers speeds similar to those of current PCIe 4 SSDs.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Luke Evans, with a movie star face, enviable physique and impressive resumé, is not immune to the same spirals of regular folks.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
The Red Sox are in an enviable spot compared to many teams with a slew of young, talented position players — in fact, too many to play at one time.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Despite having an enviable reputation in the consumer SSD market, Samsung is yet to offer a full-fat PCIe 5 M.2 SSD, instead limiting itself to PCIe 5 x2 rather than x4 bandwidth, which means that its new 990 Evo Plus offers speeds similar to those of current PCIe 4 SSDs.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Luke Evans, with a movie star face, enviable physique and impressive resumé, is not immune to the same spirals of regular folks.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
The Red Sox are in an enviable spot compared to many teams with a slew of young, talented position players — in fact, too many to play at one time.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enviable
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Ghost distilleries—closed or mothballed facilities brought back to life—carry historical appeal, scarcity and traditional methods that make their products desirable among collectors and investors alike.Anthony Zhang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Tigers, meanwhile, hoped signing Kenta Maeda last winter could serve as a ground floor for becoming a more desirable destination for international players.Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Here is the poem’s first radical choice: Satan is its most attractive character, not despite his envy or his desire for revenge but because of it.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Teenagers spent an average of 4.8 hours each day on social media platforms, with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat found to be the most attractive to younger users.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The league’s goal with it is admirable: generate interest in games before Christmas with an artificially more competitive setting.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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These kids have never seen anything like this on their sheltered homeworld, and attempting to mimic their awestruck reaction for the audience is admirable.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
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The wireless earbuds offer pretty good sound quality and effective noise cancellation, though not quite as good as the second-gen AirPods Pro.Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
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Both Grande and Erivo scored Golden Globe nominations, with Erivo up for best performance by a female actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy, while Grande is nominated for best supporting actress.Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
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Our tasters agreed that there was a pleasant, verdant, peppery aroma.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 17 Dec. 2024
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Anyone looking for a pleasant way to take daily vitamins: Gummy vitamins taste good and may feel like a small treat.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Enviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enviable. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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