as in to envy
to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages
a public prosecutor who resents the nice clothes, fancy car, and big house that his old law school classmate has always resented her baby brother, whom her parents doted on
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Recent Examples of resent
Employees sometimes resent being affiliated with the larger department because of its sprawling, competing and sometimes politically charged activities.
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Frank J. Cilluffo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
But others resented the commission’s findings — which exposed their lack of administrative ability — and the President’s public endorsement of them.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
Lee Sung-min (Reborn Rich, A Bloody Lucky Day) plays the prince’s father, King Taejo, a man who bitterly resents his son for taking the lives of his half brothers.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents resented both the militants’ terror tactics and the government’s excessive response.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Frank J. Cilluffo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
But others resented the commission’s findings — which exposed their lack of administrative ability — and the President’s public endorsement of them.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
Lee Sung-min (Reborn Rich, A Bloody Lucky Day) plays the prince’s father, King Taejo, a man who bitterly resents his son for taking the lives of his half brothers.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents resented both the militants’ terror tactics and the government’s excessive response.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resent
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Always envied for his unmatched speed, de Minaur spent the first post-pandemic years lurking in the world top 20.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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In excess, however, envy fosters resentment, undermines collaboration and creates a divisive atmosphere where individuals work against each other rather than with one another.—
Sandro da Silva,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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On the subject of injuries, given the rotten luck he’s had, surely no one would begrudge Kei Nishikori a last flourish in his career.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Her success in these projects, especially the latter, bespeaks a wider market than mere tabloid chasers and also, since even critics of her personal life won’t begrudge the work, the fickleness of gossip.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2024
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Ian is unsure if Rachel would want to leave her brother.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Dan Aykroyd, comfy in a cardigan, wants to use it to top his pudding.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resent. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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