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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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The show’s tone frequently changes to match the runaway plot, whose digressive subplots involve time travel, a mad scientist and his jealous nephew, and Baek-joong’s food critic ex-girlfriend (played by the celebrity fashion model Jung Ho-yeon).Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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His explanation was that Alice was jealous of their relationship, but Andrea and Jenny suspect that this was not the real reason.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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In only 5% of cases was any negative impact on flight reported.Kelly Kasulis Cho, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Lack of motivation and effort are two of the top reasons Gen-Z stirs up negative emotions among managers.Jason Leverant, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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According to the complaint, several parties had to partake in an all-hands-on-deck meeting to address Lively’s claims of a hostile work environment.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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Both sides are trying to innovate better ways to spoof, jam, and disrupt enemy communications, particularly drones, while simultaneously working to harden their own systems against hostile signals.Justin Ling, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Jaundiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaundiced. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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