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
When Joosua, the black sheep of the family, suddenly returns and appears to perform a miracle, his brother Elias is consumed by jealousy.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
This jealousy isn’t helping me.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
Playing boxer Jake LaMotta, Robert De Niro gave all of his mind and body to this portrait of a man destroyed by his anger, his jealousies, his pride, his retrograde notions of manhood.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The Prisoner—the fifth volume of In Search of Lost Time—spirals through the vortex of the narrator’s jealousy concerning Albertine.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jealousy
Marta Balaga, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
This jealousy isn’t helping me.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
Playing boxer Jake LaMotta, Robert De Niro gave all of his mind and body to this portrait of a man destroyed by his anger, his jealousies, his pride, his retrograde notions of manhood.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The Prisoner—the fifth volume of In Search of Lost Time—spirals through the vortex of the narrator’s jealousy concerning Albertine.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jealousy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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While frustration in both parties between the House and Senate is endemic to the institution of Congress, resentment within the GOP felt almost palpable on March 27.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Yet maybe, as the cartoonish machismo of Trumpism proves its hollowness, America’s latent resentment can be channeled to better ends.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Our working environment was the envy of other shows.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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Being a citizen of the United States gives us unparalleled Freedoms and opportunities that are the envy of the world.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What was disturbing were people who sped past a foot away from elderly people, shouting obscenities with faces twisted in hatred.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Këkht Aräkh is not unique in his loneliness; the pain of being alone is as thematically central to DSBM as the hatred of Christianity.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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