covetousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for covetousness
Noun
  • Excessive or early jealousy Jealousy can be a sabotaging behavior and a form of manipulation.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Of course, not every moment of comparison or jealousy is an immediate red flag, Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, LCPC, a licensed counselor and chair of the department of counseling and higher education at the Northern Illinois University College of Education, tells SELF.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Later zombie stories tried to frame the condition as a virus, usually created in a lab so the writers can cram some allegories for greed and pride in there.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, Walton’s greed has left the crew with no choice but to attack gamers and steal the buyable credits required to survive.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That ecstatic communal experience is a glorious moment of freedom for oppressed people, most of them living hand-to-mouth in an environment of hatred and exploitation.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In fact, her personal hatred of gripping challenges even served as her Survivor hot take below.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Left’s point is to drill home the notion that conservatism is all incoherent and barely stifled rage and resentment and not about ideas, principles, and the values of a moral, free society.
    Doug Ducey, National Review, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This boundary-crossing behavior systematically erodes a couple’s autonomy, breeding resentment and powerlessness that can eventually culminate in divorce.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Separate from the ups and downs of our markets, though, Americans should feel assured by another trend from recent weeks: The infrastructure and operational practices underpinning our markets are the envy of the world and have met the challenge posed by recent volatility.
    Lynn Martin, president of the New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Beyond its natural gas advantage, America already enjoys hydrogen infrastructure that’s the envy of the world.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Covetousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covetousness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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