adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
jealously guarded
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chiefs who jealously guarded their independence
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
guarded
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But universities have a considerable and jealously guarded degree of independence.
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The river is a jealously guarded preserve and very expensive.
■ VERB
guard
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Both were heavy red-wine drinkers, always bloated, and each jealously guarded his own inferior status.
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Until that day this venerable charter, like a kidnapped virgin, will be jealously guarded by those who have signed it.
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The 22-man Politburo jealously guards power.
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For 20 years Marshak has owned and jealously guarded the federally registered trademarks for the Drifters, the Platters and the Coasters.
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Chocolate is a multimillion pound industry, and each hard won market segment is jealously guarded by the giant global manufacturers.
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Exactly how big a chunk those outsiders take is unclear, because most tribes jealously guard their internal finances.
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Access to the archives was jealously guarded , and censorship of counter-revolutionary distortions was instituted.
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But Kodak has been jealously guarded since 1888.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both were heavy red-wine drinkers, always bloated, and each jealously guarded his own inferior status.
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Chocolate is a multimillion pound industry, and each hard won market segment is jealously guarded by the giant global manufacturers.
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Exactly how big a chunk those outsiders take is unclear, because most tribes jealously guard their internal finances.
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He also has to be careful not to offend the leaders of other parties, who jealously guard their independence.
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He hoarded them jealously , piling them up in his lighthouse and the storerooms above by the hundreds.
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She is building the nest while he jealously guards her against the attentions of other males.
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Until that day this venerable charter, like a kidnapped virgin, will be jealously guarded by those who have signed it.