as in resentment
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
her jealousy over her sister's singing career drove the two of them apart
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Recent Examples of jealousy
Fueled by jealousy and betrayal, Arsenio and Luciano conspire in a ruthless plot to crush him.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Dec. 2024
Though Venus will tussle with Pluto and Mars initially on the 7th and 12th (suggesting that this brief personal glow up won’t be without its controversies or jealousies), mid-month looks kind of cute for you.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
The bio is a cheeky reproduction of Streep's, and another play on Death Becomes Her's themes of female jealousy, rivalry, and replacement.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Okay, some of that was definitely about the raging diarrhea his SLS gave her (many thanks for the SLS callback in this episode, by the way), but the rest of it was the jealousy and fear that her best friend would abandon her.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Dec. 2024
Though Venus will tussle with Pluto and Mars initially on the 7th and 12th (suggesting that this brief personal glow up won’t be without its controversies or jealousies), mid-month looks kind of cute for you.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
The bio is a cheeky reproduction of Streep's, and another play on Death Becomes Her's themes of female jealousy, rivalry, and replacement.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Okay, some of that was definitely about the raging diarrhea his SLS gave her (many thanks for the SLS callback in this episode, by the way), but the rest of it was the jealousy and fear that her best friend would abandon her.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
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This week's fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has unleashed a wave of public feeling – exasperation, anger, resentment, helplessness – from Americans sharing personal stories of interactions with insurance companies, often seen as faceless corporate giants.TOM MURPHY and DEVI SHASTRI, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
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This week’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has unleashed a wave of public feeling — exasperation, anger, resentment, helplessness — from Americans sharing personal stories of interactions with insurance companies, often seen as faceless corporate giants.DEVI SHASTRI, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2024
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The club’s slick recruitment, based around a unique data model driven by owner Matthew Benham, is the envy of the Premier League.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Men expressed envy for women’s ability to openly share emotions without societal judgment.Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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All of the hatred and violence of their relationship all culminated in this moment.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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But this act also gave people permission to go far enough—to acknowledge their righteous hatred of our depraved health-care system, and even to conjure something funny or silly or joyous out of that hate.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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