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
Fall is the best season to visit Copenhagen for shopping as the capital city's shops fill with enviable finds.
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Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2024
The house has an enviable inventory of maturing eaux-de-vie, with a book value of about $365 million consisting of balanced age profiles to support future brand expansion.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Garfield channels his most powerful (and, therefore, dangerous) theater-kid energy and demonstrates an enviable set of pipes.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The star ingredient is Italian turnip extract, which helps lift hair from the roots for that enviable volume.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Oct. 2024
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Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2024
The house has an enviable inventory of maturing eaux-de-vie, with a book value of about $365 million consisting of balanced age profiles to support future brand expansion.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Garfield channels his most powerful (and, therefore, dangerous) theater-kid energy and demonstrates an enviable set of pipes.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The star ingredient is Italian turnip extract, which helps lift hair from the roots for that enviable volume.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enviable
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Research has also shown that desirable low-stress rat environments retune their brains’ reward circuits, such as the nucleus accumbens.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Unemployment dipped to its lowest level in 54 years in 2023 and stayed within a desirable range.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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The progressive automaker now has attractive EVs in every corner of the U.S. market, and the return of an improved Chevy Bolt will add to that diversity.Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Turn on newer features Recent iOS and Android updates include a number of new functions designed to make thefts less attractive.Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Our take: The amount of training this requires is admirable.Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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While being an informed citizen who's up to date on the race and the candidates' stances and plans is admirable, there is such a thing as burning out on political news when the election is so emotional and heated.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Washington has been very close — but not good enough — against the best competition on its schedule.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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They are gone, presumably for good, a full 21 months before the end of Lo’s two-year lease.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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When used on a short desk, Desk View just shows your torso and below, which isn’t pleasant for the viewer on the other side of the webcam in any daytime scenario.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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But soon enough, the whole thing came to life with a feeling of pleasant clutter.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Enviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enviable. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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