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green-eyed

[green-ahyd] / ˈgrinˌaɪd /
ADJECTIVE
desirous
Synonyms


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American business and Silicon Valley, in particular, are littered with classic beefs fueled by ambition, greed and green-eyed jealousy: the late Steve Jobs vs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

"You are our flower, our baby and our green-eyed child."

From BBC • May 28, 2025

Jones was a strapping, green-eyed man whose emotive face seemed always at the brink of laughter or fury.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

The green-eyed octopus sports the first image of the city’s new soccer team, with a crest on its forehead that reads “Ballard FC” above imagery of the area’s bridge at sunset.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021

Six months later I had married this bright, kind, green-eyed martial arts expert, who said he would protect me forever.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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